Poems

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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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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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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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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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Changing your world

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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 Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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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.
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LOVE'S LIGHT

EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, JR.

Love's light is here, though storms may seem to beatAnd clouds to hover o'er the rugged way;Yet Truth's pure beams reveal the perfect day,And we may rest forever at Christ's feet.
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THE FISHERS

PRISCILLA C. GOODWYN

Sea-beaten, weary, toiling through the nightThe "children" came, grief-burdened with their loss.