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"IF I BE LIFTED UP."

MINNIE BRITTON STODDARD.

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.
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"THE KINGDOM AT HAND."

BEN. HAWORTH–BOOTH.

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 ...'

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THE DAWN OF PEACE

IDA SIMONEAU.

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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"I WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES."

MYRA B. LORD.

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.
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FRIENDSHIP

AGNES FLORIDA CHALMERS.

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

JOSEPHINE HEERMANS GREENWOOD

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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LOVE ONLY

LAURA GERAHTY.

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.
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Lest we forget that friendship's gentle hand...

R. E. Key

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.
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PRESENT

W. J. TUCKER.

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.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

HARRY T. FEE

Truth's footprints mark the epochs of the years.
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GOD'S WILL BE DONE

FANNIE G. HOPKINS

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.
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MINISTRY

GERTRUDE RING HOMANS.

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.