Poems

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GLIMPSE OF PEACE

LUCILLE TINNIN.

Awake , sweet lyres of heavenly peace,The morn of Love is breaking clear;The fitful, moaning surges cease,Eternal shores are gleaming near.
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A GIFT

CHARLES C. SANDELIN.

A gift is given, more precious farThan gold may purchase; in the heart'Tis softly laid,—the hands depart,Lest one may know whose hands they are.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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"Be of good cheer," he said...

Rose Henniker Heaton

"Be of good cheer," he said;Yet well he knewThe way seems hard and weary, too,And still he says this day to you,"Be of good cheer!"

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EACH DAY IS SPRING

MARY ADAMS LEMBECK.

I looked across the vale to whereThe hills rose gently tier on tierAgainst the blue of heaven:New life hung vibrant in the air,Breathing its promise; spring is here,The whole world feels the leaven.
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FAITH

CHARLES C. SANDELIN.

No faith is living faith indeedThat from earth's fetters is not freed;A faith that builds on moving sand,Thereon Truth's temple cannot stand!Faith in the things the senses know,Faith in this world's deceitful show,Such faith no mountains can remove,And never may Truth's power prove.
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SECURITY

GERTRUDE GOODING MC CLOUD.

We turn not backWhen paths look dimAnd skies seem gray;No good we lackWhen trusting Him—Love lights the way.

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Shared reflections

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Where is God when bad things happen?

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MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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FAITH

MARY C. SEWARD.

O Happy bird that springsOn joyous wingsTo yonder heightAnd doth not fear to fall!
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RECEIVING AND GIVING

LOUISE ELIZABETH LITZSINGER.

What shall I render unto GodFor all the wealth that Love bestows?
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A THANK-OFFERING

BENJAMIN JOHN WADE.

Though power in me may not abide,To praise Thee, Lord, in numbers grand,I thank Thee Thou hast not deniedThe grace to hear and understand.
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THE CHOICE

MARY JAMES ARNOLD.

A Path I chose, wherein my feet should tread;It lay before me, lily-lined and fair;Roses and sunshine, summer skies o'erhead,Sweet peace, companionship, and love, were there.
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New mercies, new blessings, new light on thy way;...

Havergal

New mercies, new blessings, new light on thy way;New courage, new hope, and new strength for each day;New notes of thanksgiving, new chords of delight,New praise in the morning, new songs in the night;New wine in thy chalice, new altars to raise;New fruits for thy Master, new garments of praise;New gifts from his treasures, new smiles from his face;New streams from the fountain of infinite grace;New stars for thy crown, and new tokens of love;New gleams of the glory that waits thee above;New light of his countenance full and unpriced;All this be the joy of thy new life in Christ.
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SINGING BELLS

STELLA E. SAXTON.

Three stemlike towers soar far aboveThe noisy street,And there they flower in singing bells;While hurrying feetAlong the path of striving men,Pause on their wayTo grapple with the beckoning day,As deep-toned swellsThe message of the singing bells—Strikes "faith," strikes "hope," strikes "courage"; thenStrikes "courage," "hope," and "faith" again!