Poems

"IF I BE LIFTED UP."

And, I, if I be lifted up From sordid thoughts of earth, May drink with him the bitter cup,— Of worldly friends have dearth ; But I shall taste life's richest joy, Sweet peace and truth and love, The all of good, without alloy, And power from above.

"THE KINGDOM AT HAND."

There is a state of being happier farThan this material consciousness of things:Near to thine heart its sweet perfections are,Though far from earthly bourne of happenings.

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'OUR FATHER ...'

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

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THE DAWN OF PEACE

Earth called it grief, 'twas but beliefThat came to claim an hour;Truth absolute, heart resolute,Knows God the only power.

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Unto the hills I will lift up mine eyes!Symbol and type to me are theyOf Him who did the heaven and earth create—Whence comes my strength from day to day.

FRIENDSHIP

It is so easy, is it not, dear friend,To lend a hand to one sunk in the depthsOf sin and poverty.

LOVE

My heart was full of rapture yesterday,—With sweetest joy my being overflowed,For Love with me sojourned.

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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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'OUR FATHER ...'

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LOVE ONLY

Grief came and touched me lightly on the shoulder—With gruesome pressure as the light burned low;With iron bands it bound as night grew bolder,But with the dawn it died: in Love's bright glow.
Lest we forget that friendship's gentle handHas sealed a tie unbroken through the years,Christ speaks to us, and, lo, we understandThe wings of freedom from a flight of fears.

PRESENT

Sometimes , when dwelling in exalted thought,—Viewing the wonders which Thy word hath wrought,Reflecting on Thy beauteous works the while,—Then 'tis I see Thee, then I see Thy smile.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Truth's footprints mark the epochs of the years.

GOD'S WILL BE DONE

There was a time when on life's wayIntense petitions from my heart of hearts aroseThat God should give me this or that today—My heart's desire I craved ere daylight closed.

MINISTRY

Myriad dancing drops of diamond dewDrench the sweet meadow grass at early morn;But only one, perhaps, sends back to youThe wealth of color in its pure heart born.