Poems

Christ's Advent

BY CLARENCE A. BUSKIRK.

Foretold by prophet, seer, and bard,By signs and portents heralded,The true Messiah lived and bled,Yet few there were who knew their Lord.

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Listen Well

BY EVELYN NOBLE SCHROEDER.

In myriad ways God sends His word,And if we but listen wellWe learn how leaf, and wave, and sun,The wondrous story tell.

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Shadows

BY ANNIE MARIE BLISS.

IN my path a shadow lay,Stretched before me long and dark;And I feared the next step onward,With a heaviness of heart.

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True Living

Bonar

Be what thou seemest; live thy creed;Hold up to earth the torch divine;Be what thou prayest to be made;Let the great Master's steps be thine.

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SOFT tints of Light, in purple bars,Proclaim a new-born day;Its heralders, the morning stars,And th' soaring lark's sweet layThat calls all Nature to ariseThis Sabbath morn to greet,And to the Ruler of the skies,Give praise and homage meet.

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"Hosanna in the Highest."

BY ANNE DODGE.

Shepherd , Thou hear'st us when we call to Thee,Tossed on the billows of an angry sea,And from the darkness of a hopeless night,Thou lead'st us gently to Thy glorious Light.

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Trust in God

BY WILLIAM CROFTS.

Trust in God, and be at rest;Trust Him, what He wills is best;Let no fears your peace molest,Trust in God.

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Abide in Me

Anon

When darkness for a season seemsTo hide the light whose steady beamsAre shining still, though not a rayIs seen, and help seems far away,When loneliness and doubt besetOur faith, and life becomes regret,Then, dear friend, know that in this hourOur God is near, and with His powerHis mighty hand with loving sweepRolls back the memories that weepUntil the "still, small voice" that saidIn olden time, "Be not afraid,"Is heard again, and speaks to thee,"Thou art my child, abide in Me.

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The Healing of the Nations

BY JOHN FRANKLIN CROWELL

THE healing of the nationsIs not by power of sword,Nor by the earthly wisdomIn tomes of learning stored;But by the heart's deep hungeringTo lovingly expressIn deeds of life undyingThe truths of righteousness.