Poems

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Satisfied Longings

BY CLIFTON N. HILDUM.

My Father, God, to beNearer and nearer Thee,My only aim.
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Satisfied

BY MARY BAKER G. EDDY

It matters not,What be thy lot,So Love doth guide;For storm or shine—Pure peace is thine—Whate'er betide.

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Changing your world

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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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The Healer

John G. Whittier

So stood of old the holy ChristAmidst the suffering throng;With whom his lightest touch sufficedTo make the weakest strong.

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Coming Day

BY KATE JONES

Heed not that error seems to holdUnbounded sway,—The darkest hour—'tis said of old—Precedes the day.
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The Lash

Martha Gilbert Dickinson

'Tis not the sunshine or the blessedness of life,Nor love, the healer of despair,Nor laurels torn from sullen fields of strife,Nor nightfall's certitude of care—I most thank God for; 'tis the lash!That cuts my faceTo one swift surging consciousness,That I all but betrayed a royal placeAnd pawned my soul for fate's caress.
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The Infinite

BY CLARENCE A. BUSKIRK.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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God's Man

BY KATHLEEN.

He must be clad in Light,The armor of his King.
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Christmas Chimes

BY MARY ELLA WEBB.

O'er Bethlehem's hills, long years ago Shone one bright star; Its gleaming light the wise men saw, And followed far,
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My Task

BY M. P. H.

O, may I see It rests with me To gain, And then maintain, My rightful part In "the great heart Of Love!"
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Endeavor

THOUGH the difficulties throng, And the struggle may be long, And the power of evil strong, Hope on.
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Thanksgiving

By CARLOTTA B. SEABEY

Give thanks to Thee, O Lord of Hosts! Give thanks in rapturous song! Thy love surrounds and blesses us, Thy mercies round us throng!
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The Lord's Prayer

[The following poem is said to have been written by King James I.