Poems

The star of Bethlehem! "Light of all ages," Miscellaneous Writings by Mary Baker Eddy, page 320. given That human hearts might find The royal road to heaven.

The sun had set, yet wearily They trudged along the dusty road In saddened thought the while they talked, Nor heard the loving step approach Before he spoke so close beside. Their eyes were holden from him then, Though deeply were their hearts inspired As he expounded prophecy Concerning Christ from Moses' time.

"And he went a little further, and fell on his face and prayed. " — Matthew 26:39.

If he were here, your Master, And, in inspiring tones, Bade you go forth to heal and to restore, Would you not go With tireless zeal and lighted eye Content to follow in his way? Ah! yes. you would.

There is a place beside Me: thou shalt stand Upon a rock. Blessed assurance this To all who stand in conscious unity With God, their feet implanted on the rock— Foundation sure—the ever-living Christ, Through whom they see, in all eternity, The unity, the perfect All-in-all Of Love and its idea, God and man.

Since Thou art my Guide, no evil snare or pestilence I fear; My hand in Thine doth rest secure and close — Thy presence near. Thy healing love surrounds me everywhere my path shall go; I cannot wander blindly, for Thy gentle voice I know.

Alone with God Our Leader stood, Steadfast and unafraid, Hearing only His voice, Obedient to His all-bestowing will. The storms of evil circled round her In every form of subtlety and strife; Confusion, malice, hate— In vain they beat against the granite of the thought That knew, with childlike faith And deep understanding, The truth she lived and taught: "Love is enthroned.

Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Winter lay over the city, lay upon its heart.

Alone with God, all human sense transcending, In consciousness of goodness never ending We stand, and know the Love that now enfolds us Will in its strong embrace forever hold us, For Love is strong. Alone with God, Love's purpose sweet revealing, We feel the Christly touch and know the healing That comes to him who trusts Love's tender guiding, And finds sweet comfort in such Love confiding, For Love is sweet.

What is the prayer that heals? It is the quiet knowing That God is All-in-all And evil but a dream. It is the truth that comes To human hearts, bestowing The peace of God, which flows From Love's celestial stream.