Poems

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Love's Work

BY ANNIE MARIE BLISS.

Ours the sowing and the weeding and the reaping to be done,God's to send His showers of blessing and His warming sun.
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Verses from the Eighty-sixth Psalm

BY G. P. NICOLAI.

Bow down thine ear, O Lord,And hear my humble prayer;I poor and needy am,And ever need thy care.

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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 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 Psalm Eighteenth

BY MARY B. DODGE.

Above the flooding of the waves God is my great, high tower:My rock, my fortress and defence, In every tempted hour.

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Keep the Sunshine Shining On

BY A. C. CLARK.

KEEP the sunshine shining onIn the Soul.
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MY Prayer

BY BELLE BALLOU.

I PRAY Thee, Lord, bring to my mindThe consciousness of present Good!Guide thou my erring steps aright!Teach me to live more as I should.
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All's Well

Mary E. Sims

As the ship speeds beneath the silent sky,O'er the vast spaces of the moonlit sea,And one lies quiet, listening dreamily,How sweet it is to hear watchman's cry:"All's well—the lights are burning bright!"And then to sleep in safety thro' the night.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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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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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Angels

BY GEORGE I. WOOLLEY.

We look not for the angels o'er the riverCircling in changless brightness round the Throne.
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Abiding

BY BERTHA WOODS.

Abide with me! Fast breaks the morning Light,Our day-star rises, banishing all night;Thou art our strength, oh Truth that maketh free!We would unfailingly abide in Thee.
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Hope

BY THERESA V. HARDY.

Does the path seem dark and dreary,Limitless the reign of night?
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Peace, be Still

BY FANNIE ISABEL S. WARDELL.

Be still, oh restless heart, and knowThat God is All—in—all;That from His gracious, outstretched handNo ills nor sorrows fall.
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Permanence and Praise

BY EVA COLE.

Infinite Spirit! unceasingly breathingBlessings unmeasured on all, as on me,Thy peace like a river,In tenderness ever,Meets fully the need of the earnest heart's plea,My thought now adoring,Its praise is outpouringIn anthems of love, that I'm ever with Thee.
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The Beauty of Holiness

BY ELIZABETH EARL JONES.

Oh , worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,     Wholly apart from sin;Wholly one with the heavenly throng,Conscious of the peaceful song     Of angel thoughts within.