Poems

My Garden of Thought

BY A. E. J.

I HAD a garden beautifulFilled with the fairest flowers,But ugly weeds had grown there,In thoughtless, idle hours.

Peace, Be Still!

BY ALICE A. RUSSELL.

AND as they sailed across the lake,Dark grew the midnight sky!A mighty storm tossed the frail boat,The waves rolled mountain high.

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Rising with Christ

BY J. W. H. B.

Born to a higher sense of Life,Out of the turmoil, din, and strife,Into a harmony, sweet and grand;Led by the Father's unerring hand,Rising with Christ to victory.

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An Easter Song

BY LAVILLA E. ALLEN.

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

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As Dawn Begins

BY IDA HODNETT.

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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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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Truth's Easter Dawn

by N. W.

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

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Truth's Piercing Light

BY LOUISE LITZSINGER.

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.