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Poems

[Written for the Journal]

A PRAYER

From the September 1927 issue of The Christian Science Journal


Lord, cleanse my heart from ev'ry secret sin;
The lure of self, whence sorrow enters in;
False pleasure, dimming consciousness of Thee;
And hurrying tasks that daily fetter me.

Let me true selfhood seek in knowing Thee,
And pleasure find in joy of being free
To do Thy will. My only daily task,
Obedience to Thee—no more I ask.

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