Poems

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Eventide

BEN. HAWORTH-BOOTH.

See how the sunset rays of gleaming goldHave lit their lamps on Israel's hills,And soon a solemn silence fills.
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Come

J. W. WALKER.

When in sickness, want, and woe,Wand'ring from my Father's home,Wilful oft, I answered, "No,"To His loving, patient "Come,Come, my child, your wand'rings cease.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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Three Gates

Beth Day with contributions from William Penn

If you are tempted to revealA tale some one to you has toldAbout another, make it pass,Before you speak, three gates of gold.

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Resolutions

JENNIE WALBRIDGE BRIGGS.

Resolved to live the truth I know,And by my words and deeds to showTo those in sickness, doubt, and fearThat God is Love and God is near,—
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"What think ye?"

J. CRADDOCK JONES.

Think ye of Mind as but a transient force,A temporal power within the human breast,Destroyed when sin has run its wanton courseAnd wayward man at last is laid at rest?
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The Golden Year

ROSE SEELYE-MILLER.

O Golden year, so swift, so sweet,Thou passest by on hurrying feet.

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Anthology of classic articles

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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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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The Awakening

FLORENCE V. EDDS

As wakes a babe from sleep, to lift glad eyesAnd eager hands unto some best-loved face,So woke I the truth of paradise,Dear Father-Mother God.
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There is a Land

YSABEL DE WITTE KAPLAN.

There is a land where Truth abides,And Love, and Life, and harmony.
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Retrospection

J. EDWARD SMITH.

When day is done, dear, can you seeUpon time's page just turned by thee,One deed of love or mercy tracedBy willing hand?
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According to St. John

EULALIA BENNETT.

Once in a temple a woman sat.
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Good Advice

Anon

We have no right to judge a manUntil he's fairly tried;Should we not like his company,We know the world is wide.
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Our Trust

MRS. H. RUTHVEN MC DONALD.

Why should we fear, when God is All,Can He be more than Love?