Poems

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AT DAYBREAK

CASSIUS M. LOOMIS.

When the lark pours forth his birdling speech,As the sunrise gilds the sky;When the diamond dew, with its sparkling hue,On the meadow grass doth lie—What seest thou most in the flaming east?
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COMMUNION

AGNES FLORIDA CHALMERS.

To-day my famished heart looks up to thee, Master and Lord, on Galilean coast, And, looking on past waves of sin, I see Revealed the living Christ earth's fears had lost.

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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OMNIPRESENCE

JOHN M. DEAN

O Brooding Spirit, hovering ever near, In every clime and time still, still the same, Thy loving benediction calms all fear And checks intruding error's subtle claim.

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THE RIVER OF TEARS

EVELYN GAGE KNIFFIN

THE river of tears is a phantom stream, That is fed by the springs of woe: It flows through the valley of broken hearts, Where the weeds of sorrow grow.
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THE REAL WORLD

MAXWELL ARMFIELD

When all the ways were gold with sheaves,Or green within a patterned tent.
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THE "HIGH AND HOLY PLACE"

LYDIA B. MC KINLEY-HAY

Pilgrim, dost seek the high and holy place,Summit of glory, temple of God's grace?

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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.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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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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THE BUILDERS

STELLA E. SAXTON

Just a little game of life, dear—The children building houses out of toys—Block towers rise,'Most to the skies,And then they fall—oh, sorry little girls and boys!
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HUSBANDRY

KATHARINE J. SMITH

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
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ON A FLY-LEAF OF SHAKESPEARE

HON. CLARENCE A. BUSKIRK.

Were there no other proofs for us to see,O mighty Bard, thou and they like to thee,Like th' rainbow proves the sunlight, prove to meThe stature of man's immortality.
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MY SHIP

MARY EMILY MUIR.

Midnight, and the angry, storm-rocked sea;The mad, wild pageantry of dashing waves.
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TRUE SEEKING

J. E. BREED.

To Him who stays the waste of winds and waves,Who shapes the tender forms of flowers and leaves,And in the glow of sky at dawn and nightReflects the vision of a lovelier light,I make my prayer.
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DAY BY DAY

HAROLD SUSMAN.

As you go upon your way,On your duties day by day,Be you grave or be you gay,—Speak a kindly word!