Poems

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Prayer

M. P. H.

Prayer is achievement, not appeal,A firm, strong hold upon the real.
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Patmos

MARY T. DUNBAR.

Alone on Patmos Isle, in desert drear,Whence every human hope and trust had fled,Came John's pure vision,Heavenly clear.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Freedom from addiction

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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The Thrush's Song

MARGARET B. AYRES.

A wood-thrush sang to a child one day,Sang from his hedge in the garden-way,Atilt where blossoming branches sway.

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You Cannot Hide from the Light

FANNIE ROGERS WHITE.

The world is full of sunshine,Is full and running over;It shines in all the cities,It shines on fields of clover.
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Flowers

MARY B. G. EDDY.

Mirrors of mornWhence the dewdrop is born,Soft tints of the rainbow and skies—Sisters of song,What a shadowy throngAround you in memory rise!
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Omnipotence

FLORENCE V. EDDS.

Since Love is all,—our certain guide,—How can we stray?

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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.

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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 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 Freedom from addiction

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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I Prayed, Thy Kingdom Come

JONES VERY

I prayed, Thy kingdom come! For winter longHad held the frozen earth in fetters bound;And wretchedness and misery, war and wrong,Age after age, did in the world abound.
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Trusting

MARGARET FLORENCE MC AULAY.

O Weary heart and steps that slowAlong life's pathway come and go,Fear not, the Master trod aloneThe thorn-path leading to a throne.
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Truth's Paean

EMILY HOUSEHOLDER.

One note with endless rangeVibrant with infinite changeAll music holds;
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Out of the Gloom

ED B. MOSS.

Out of the gloom of centuries pastThere cometh a day of light;From man-made creed to humanity's needIs the voyage from wrong to right.
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The Battle Call

JANET T. COLMAN.

Out to the front, ye tried and true warriors!Out to the front at duty's loud call!Out to the front, where the battle is raging!Out to the front, to arouse one and all!
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The Daughter of Jairus

EUGENIA BEATRICE MABURY.

What means this radiance falling round,And through the mist whence comes this sound:"O maid! I say to thee, arise"?