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"LET US RISE UP AND BUILD"

Nehemiah 2:18

From the July 1970 issue of The Christian Science Journal


The stone we use for building
Is the truth we know,
Cemented with the love we have to share.
Around us lies the rubble
Left by ignorance and fear,
And tottering walls of modern idols.

Our stone is strong, our structure sure;
It can withstand and satisfy
The restless tide
By which those weaker walls were undermined.
Our workers are equipped to build:
Nothing can drag them down.
They will arise and elevate
Not only their Jerusalem
But all mankind.

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