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" Give us this day our daily bread"! Dear Father, Thou hast oped mine eyes To see Thy spiritual supplies, Thy loving banquet freely spread. I do not need to lay up store, For day by day the manna falls; I need but listen when Love calls To have my bread forevermore.
she taught us how to build the tower Of truth and love—a mightier power Than any shape of stone and sand Set heavily upon the land. She taught us, by her constant deeds, To hold above tumultuous creeds A living torch of faithfulness— To lift the darkness and distress From every hurt and want and woe Within its strong, encircling glow.
Long was the night, oh! long and very dreary; No hint of dawn, no star, no sign, no word; Till in the soundless void, when hope was weary, I heard the fluted warning of a bird. Out of the waiting dark his little voice Trilled in a mellow stave its message clear; Confident, brief, and sweet he sang, Rejoice! Be glad! be glad! the dawn is very near.
On Christmas eve in Bethlehem The angel host above Brought tidings to a burdened world Of God's all-present love; And daily still, and hourly, In listening hearts and true The angel messengers are heard And Love revealed anew. Beside the Sea of Galilee, Above the stormy wave, The living presence of the Christ Was strong to heal and save; And in this day and in this hour, Wherever there is need, The same dear Christ is here and near To save and heal and lead.
Why should I fear when God is round about me? Why should I grieve when He has said: Rejoice! Why should I fall when His strong arm upholds me? Why should I doubt when I have heard His voice? Why should I faint because the road seems weary? Or murmur when the path seems rough and steep? Why should I cry when night seems dark and dreary? The dawn will come, and God His child doth keep. Then, oh, my heart, awake! and cease thy pining And listen for the songs along life's way.
Some day I shall look back with softened eyes Upon the troubled dreams of yesterday And I shall say with sudden glad surprise: The Father's hand was leading all the way. And I shall wonder that I did not see My waywardness alone could bring me pain, For Love divine was only leading me To lessons that could bring but growth and gain.
"The Gabriel of His presence has no contests. "—Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, page 567.
Once “joy a trembler” was, and “hope a cheat,” Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures , by Mary Baker Eddy, page 298. But now I know! With gratitude’s warm glow My heart, replete, Sings joyful praise, dear Father, unto Thee, That error’s screaming hosts must bear defeat on ev’ry hand; With humble gladness that at last I must Return to Thee, relinquish every trust In human seeming, must look up and find Serene identity in the one Mind; Glad recognition that I now can stand, Harassed by claims of ill on every hand, Above this earthly battle ground’s grim strife, Armored by Spirit, held in Truth and Life, My gaze fixed on the real; and so I thank Love that I know.
Everliving! In Thy kingdom Nothing withers, nothing dies; Glorious perfection ever Greets with joy Thy children's eyes. But the dream of separation Blurs and mars our frightened gaze; Groping midst earth's treacherous shadows We forget Thy name to praise.
I left Jerusalem, my native home, And started down the road to Jericho, A pleasant place where mortal thought may roam Among material things that gleam and glow. A band of thieves destroyed my peace of mind, Took all my holy thoughts, my wont to pray, Robbed me of tenderness for humankind, And left me destitute beside the way.