Poems

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Thoughts on Love

WILLIAM H. RUSSELL.

LOVE is the sweetness of a life hid with Christ in God.
Poem

Open the Door

Open the door, let in the air,The winds are sweet and the flowers are fair;Joy is abroad in the world to-day.

Audio Collection

Changing your world

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

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 Robin's Song

LAVILLA E. ALLEN.

There was a pretty robin with a lovely russet vest,And he sang so quaint and queerly as he sat beside his nest.

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The Heart of the Woods

Anon

I hear it beat in morning stillWhen April skies have lost their gloom,And through the woods there runs a thrillThat wakes arbutus into bloom.
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The Passing of Winter

Harry W. Bugbee

A gentle warmth is in the air that breathesOf rarest days, and even to the snowA kind of tender radiance bequeathsThat seems to speak of life that hides below.
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An Easter Song

Richard Le Gallienne with contributions from T. T. Munger

Arise , my heart, and sing thy Easter song!To the great anthem of returning bird,And sweetening bud, and green, ascending blade,Add thou thy word.

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Anthology of classic articles

Listen to this inspiring collection of 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 Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Thou, thine own true self, in God hath place;...

M. P. H.

Thou, thine own true self, in God hath place;Forever thus through His dear grace.
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Our Daily Choice

SAMUEL GREENWOOD.

EACH day unfolds before usA way of love or hate;Sweet love that lives victoriousO'er every selfish state,Dark hate that bears the curse of CainThrough regions desolate.
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The Message of the East Wind

AMY RUTH WENZEL.

OH, east wind blowing from the sea,My heart a question hath for thee!What message dost thou bring to me,Sad east wind blowing from the sea?
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The Reward of Service

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The sweetest lives are those to duty wed,Whose deeds, both great and small,Are close-knit strands of an unbroken thread,Where love ennobles all.
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He is not Unworthy

William J. Lampton

If one has failed to reach the end he sought,If out of effort no great good is wrought,It is not failure, if the object beThe betterment of man; for all that heHas done and suffered is but gainTo those who follow seeking to attainThe end he sought.
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Live in the Sunshine

Margaret E. Sangster

Live in the sunshine, don't live in the gloom,Carry some gladness the world to illume.