Poems

An Easter Song

O, joy that fills the world with song,O, Resurrection Day.

As Dawn Begins

As dawn begins to dart its rose,To see the tomb sad Mary goes,Wherein lies one who, from a tomb,Erstwhile called Lazarus out of gloom.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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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Easter Morn

Gently thou beckonest from the giant hills,     And new-born beauty in the emerald sky,And wakening murmurs from the drowsy rills,     O gladsome dayspring! reft of mortal sigh—To glorify all time—eternity—With thy still fathomless Christ-majesty.

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O Happy , joyous Easter, we welcome thee once more!Through Christ, our risen Saviour, the night of death is o'er.

Truth's Piercing Light

Forth from the Sun of Righteousness,One bright, celestial rayPierced through the clouds of darkest night,And found me where I laySad and dismay'd,—yea, in the tombOf coldness and despair.

To-day

It is always to-day;We fear lest the coming to-morrowWill bring us some burden of sorrow;But it comes not to-day.

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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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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Without and Within

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man,.

Sonnet

"Thine is the kingdom.

Live for Something

Live for something, have a purpose,And that purpose keep in view.

Thy Will be Done

THY will be done,O Spirit tender,To Thee, to Thee,My life I render.

A New Year Wish, 1902

It is not wealth I'd wish for thee, dear friend,Nor fame, nor power thy destinies to bendTo suit thy will; nor love, nor peace, nor joy,Nor health, nor e'en content without alloy.

Looking Unto God

I look to thee in every need,And never look in vain;I feel thy touch, Eternal Love!And all is well again.