Poems

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The Brave Pioneer

Hon. CLARENCE A. BUSKIRK.

The brave pioneer on the rugged frontierIs a happier man, after all,With his thoughts leaping free as the waves of the sea.
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Pleasant View in Autumn

GRACE WHITE.

From tree, and field, and shady nookThe birds their southward way are wending.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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Be Not Afraid

LAURA DUNBAR.

The Love that breathed out "Peace, be still!"O'er stormy Galilee,While error's wave made swift response—'Tis this Love loveth thee,Loveth and calmeth thee.

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Thy Will be Done

ANNIE L. FISHER.

How often, when some cherished wish Love's wisdom has denied, We, in our wilfulness, have mourned And were not satisfied; But when the Horeb heights we gained, Love's wise withholding was explained.
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The Steps

FREDERICK LAWRENCE KNOWLES

SEIZE your staff! beyond this height We shall find the Infinite Light! Gird your thigh! this sword shall hew Paths that reach the untroubled blue! Though dark mountains form the stair, It is ours to climb and dare! Law, truth, love—the peaks are three: Sinai, Olivet, Calvary!
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The Eternal Now

JENNIE WALBRIDGE BRIGGS.

THERE is no past, 'twas but a dream,— A phantom of the things that seem; The future is not ours, to say What will be, whether yea or nay.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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Anthology of classic articles III

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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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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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The Way

HAROLD SUSMAN.

THERE was time, when day most bright, To me seemed like the darkest night; Though I had eyes, I had not sight.
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To a Mocking-Bird

ANNIE DINSMORE MC CLURE.

Sweet child of joy, that waking ever pourestOut from a heart of love to Love's own heart thy lays,Fitting and perfect,—He whom thou adorestHath wakeful ear for thy perpetual praise!
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The "New-Birth" Day

V. K. S.

PILGRIM, as the years roll by, See God's beauties all unfold;
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Allegiance

MARY J. ELMENDORF.

MY hands in Thine meekly I place.
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The Music that Carries

S. W. Gillilan with contributions from Emerson

I've toiled with the men the world has blessed, And I've toiled with the men who failed; I've toiled with the men who strove with zest, And I've toiled with the men who wailed.
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A Song of Courage

MARY J. ELMENDORF.

Sing , O my lips, in a reverent strain!Though the night is darksome and fear seems strong,Love is at hand, and His mercies sustain.