Poems

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A LIGHT AT SEA

MARIE RUSSELL.

When shadows crept o'er sea and strand,And somber lay the waters still,With head down-dropped upon my handI mused beside my window-sill.
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"WORK—WORK—WORK."*

KATHARINE T. PORTER.

Should we a golden apple seeOn topmost bough of highest tree,Would we e'er heed the height, or strainInvolved, that golden fruit to gain?

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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TRUTH

MINNA MATHISON.

The heart that knoweth Truth is free!Then I will shrink no more at earth's alarms,For over all is God's infinity,And under all His arms.

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THE MOUNTAIN FOLD

ROBERT E. KEY.

The sunlight fades above the ocean bed,And through the trees an amber glow burns red,Tingeing the leaves with gold.
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LOVE'S HEALING

CHARLES C. SANDELIN.

A whisper heard at eventide,That bids the troubled thought awake,And in Truth's sheltering courts abide,Illusions dread of earth forsake:Thus cometh Love at sorrow's eve.
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THE AWAKENING

L. ADELAIDE SHERMAN.

After the storm had passed, I raised mine eyesTo view the wreck.

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Shared reflections

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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THE UPWARD PATH

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

Come , weary traveler, rest a moment here:That which thou vainly seekest now is near;Not by yon earthly path thy hope is found,Nor in earth's gloomy vale shall peace abound.
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COULD I FIND THE WORDS TO UTTER

HON. CLARENCE A. BUSKIRK

Could I find the words to utter,—Words with wings that never tire,—Into darkened hearts they'd flutter,Bright with heavenly dew and fire,And the earth would glow with gladness and the veryheavens be nigher.
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DEATH SLAIN

BEN. HAWORTH-BOOTH

Would you the truth decipher and discernAbout the lie of lies?
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LOVE OMNIPOTENT

MARY BEECHER LONGYEAR

Love's eyelids never close,All good God sees;Love's ears can only hearLife's harmonies;Love's mouth uncloses onlyThe truth to speak,Whose perfume spreads abroadTo charm the meek.
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"IT SUFFICETH US"

LAURA GERAHTY

I seek for Thee, O Truth, I seek for Thee!As thirsting creatures to the fountain flyAnd earth-dimmed eyes strain for the cloudless sky,So my heart longs its need to satisfy.
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RECOMPENSE

EMMA GOODMAN.

Dark the night with cloud of sorrow,With tear-dimmed vision of tomorrow,—So much of joy and hope had fled;When unto me the still voice said,Read thou the Word,—"She is not dead"!'Tis but a darkling dream.