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Sacred Thoughts 
 
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PREFACE 
 
 The poems I am giving you 
 Come from Sacred Thought, 
 
 And as their pages you review 
 Truth is being taught. 
 
 Yes, they are sacred thoughts 
 
 Which God to me did give. 
 To feed my hungry heart 
 
 And teach me how to Hve. 
 
 They quench my longing thirst 
 With Hving waters from above. 
 
 Where God supplies our need 
 Through His redeeming love. 
 
 Alice E. Emery. 
 
My poems are the earnest longings and 
 desires of a hungry heart. 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Cast Thy Bread Upon the Water 1 
 
 Obedience 3 
 
 Truth of Our Deliverer 5 
 
 God's Gifts 6 
 
 Prayer 7 
 
 My Nebraska Home 8 
 
 The Ninety-First Psalm 10 
 
 Truth 12 
 
 To My Girl 13 
 
 My Beads 14 
 
 My Guiding Star 15 
 
 To My Friend 16 
 
 Thanksgiving 17 
 
 A Desire to Be Remembered 18 
 
 Love Divine 19 
 
 Lead Thou Me 20 
 
 Christmas 22 
 
 Life 24 
 
 Fear 25 
 
 Doubt Not 26 
 
 Church 27 
 
 Joy 29 
 
 He Answers Me 31 
 
 Our Father's Care 32 
 
 A Testimony 34 
 
 God's Allness 35 
 
 On Prayer 36 
 
 To My Sister Zl 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Greater Things 38 
 
 Father, Thou Didst Make Me Free 39 
 
 Despair 41 
 
 Little by Little 43 
 
 A New Song 44 
 
 An Easter Poem 46 
 
 My Eternal Home 48 
 
 God's Witness 50 
 
 Walking on the Water 51 
 
 A Victory 53 
 
 The Beauties of Nature 55 
 
 Paddle Your Own Canoe 57 
 
 Love 59 
 
 Our Home 61 
 
 I Am Waiting 63 
 
 Patience 64 
 
 Is My Work Finished? 65 
 
 A Merited Rebuke 66 
 
 "All in All" 68 
 
 Faithful, Obedient and True 69 
 
 A Gentle Presence 70 
 
 GOOD-BY 71 
 
CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATER 
 
 Cast thy bread upon the water, 
 
 And to you it will return ; 
 For when Christ is leading you 
 
 You have many things to learn. 
 
 Cast thy bread upon the water, 
 
 And never once despair ; 
 For He will lead you by the hand 
 
 Until you reach the overthere. 
 
 Cast thy bread upon the water. 
 
 And never feel a doubt; 
 For if His works you do 
 
 You'll never be cast out. 
 
 Cast thy bread upon the water, 
 
 And never have a fear; 
 For His love He will renew. 
 
 Your drooping heart to cheer. 
 
 Cast thy bread upon the water. 
 
 And to you it will return, 
 Bringing many blessings 
 
 That you did faithful earn. 
 
CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATER 
 
 Cast thy bread upon the water, 
 And He to you will give 
 
 A higher understanding 
 In which to live. 
 
 Cast thy bread upon the water, 
 And have a perfect trust 
 
 In Him, who will return it 
 Unto us. 
 
OBEDIENCE 
 
 The lesson we must learn 
 
 Is obedience to God; 
 For when to Him we turn, 
 
 We escape the chastening rod. 
 We must obedient be 
 
 To Him who is above : 
 If we wish His face to see, 
 
 And dwell with Him in love. 
 
 Father, Thou wilt make us free, 
 
 For Thou art "All in All," 
 And if we but ask of Thee 
 
 Thou will answer to our call ; 
 Ha work Thou hast for me, 
 
 Thou must show me how. 
 That I may obedient be. 
 
 And begin it now. 
 
 Obedient I ask 
 
 That I to Thee may be, 
 Because Thy work is not a task 
 
 For me. 
 
OBEDIENCE 
 
 I ask Thee to me lead 
 
 In Thy perfect way, 
 For Thou dost supply my need, 
 
 When to Thee I pray. 
 
TRUTH OUR DELIVERER 
 
 Truth is our deliverer, 
 In the victory over sin, 
 
 And as we obey it, 
 A victory we win. 
 
 To press onward is our motto, 
 And in Truth we must Hve ; 
 
 To be ready for the battle, 
 That error to us will give. 
 
 Are we willing to go forward, 
 In obedience to Truth's call, 
 
 If so, there is a victory 
 Waiting for us all. 
 
 Truth is ever leading us 
 Out from paths of sin ; 
 
 And if we are obedient 
 A victory we'll win. 
 
 Let us now be up and doing. 
 Gently pausing at Truth's gate. 
 
 Asking it to kindly lead us 
 Into paths that are straight. 
 
GOD'S GIFTS 
 
 God's gift to us is Life Divine, 
 Priceless treasure, thine and mine ; 
 And as our thought becomes more pure, 
 In this Hfe we are secure. 
 
 God gives us Truth that we all may 
 Be led in this celestial way ; 
 And if this Truth we obey, 
 It leads us into perfect day. 
 
 God gives us Love that doth fulfill 
 The law of His most perfect will ; 
 Thus we reflect, as the dove. 
 The one Divine Life, Truth and Love. 
 
 Our perfect thought comes from above, 
 And lives this Life, this Truth, this Love; 
 And in this triune we recall 
 The Principle, "The All in All." 
 
PRAYER 
 
 To PRAY aright God doth require 
 A sincere heart, a pure desire ; 
 And if these quaHties we possess 
 We rest in Him and feel we are blest. 
 
 Love and obedience, hand in hand, 
 Help to obey divine command ; 
 O Father, may Thy love declare 
 The life we live, the cross we bear. 
 
 Humility and meekness too 
 Show us the things we ought to do ; 
 O may we humble live in Thee, 
 And every thought submissive be. 
 
 When we ask, aright, we know 
 That our requests God will bestow ; 
 O Father, may we be more pure, 
 And in this promise rest secure. 
 
 Teach us, O God, to pray aright 
 And live more perfect in Thy sight ; 
 And divinely we will say, 
 Thou art the Life, the Truth, the Way. 
 
MY NEBRASKA HOME 
 
 I LONG for my Nebraska home, 
 That I did love so well ; 
 
 I did not wish this place to roam : 
 But in Beatrice dwell. 
 
 I did not want to come away, 
 My dear friends to leave ; 
 
 But it was God that led the way, 
 And told me not to grieve. 
 
 I want to see our little church, 
 Where we did always meet ; 
 
 And. oh, I want, I want so much 
 Each dear one there to greet. 
 
 It was God that led me here. 
 My western home to leave ; 
 
 And says, "Be of good cheer. 
 For with you I am here." 
 
 God has a work for me to d( 
 
 That's why he brought me here ; 
 
 And His love he does renew. 
 My drooping heart to cheer. 
 
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MY NEBRASKA HOME 
 
 Now give my love to every one, 
 
 Tell them I love them all ; 
 And when God's kingdom we have won, 
 
 We've answered every call. 
 
THE NINETY-FIRST PSALM 
 
 In the secret place of the Most High 
 
 I would love to dwell, 
 That to Him I may be nigh, 
 
 Who doeth all things well. 
 
 When under His protecting wings 
 
 We feel a perfect trust: 
 For He protects us from the sins 
 
 That error brings to us. 
 
 When Truth we make our shield, 
 
 Evil will not stay; 
 And each terror to it will yield 
 
 And the arrow that flieth by day. 
 
 In the hollow of his hand 
 
 I would love to stay 
 Until this noisome pestilent land 
 
 Doth pass away. 
 
 If in Him we refuge make. 
 
 No evil there can stay ; 
 And charge o'er us do angels take, 
 
 Lest against a stone we stray. 
 
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THE NINETY-FIRST PSALM 
 
 If God we make our habitation, 
 
 No evil can befall ; 
 And each of His creation 
 
 Finds in Him the "All in All." 
 
 II 
 
TRUTH 
 
 Let's talk about the Truth we love, 
 
 And tried to live for years ; 
 And it will raise our thought above 
 
 And quiet all our fears. 
 
 It is this Truth that leads 
 
 The weary pilgrims home, 
 Where God supplies their needs 
 
 And they no longer roam. 
 
 If in the Truth we do abide, 
 
 We know that we are free ; 
 And if our thought in it confide 
 
 His face we'll see. 
 
 Christ says this Truth we all shall know, 
 
 And it will make us free : 
 For He has conquered every foe, 
 
 And says, "Abide in me." 
 
 Truth shows to us the way 
 
 In which our Saviour trod ; 
 And if it we obey 
 
 It leads us home to God. 
 
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TO MY GIRL 
 
 This little poem I wrote, 
 
 To send unto my Girl ; 
 And if she only will take note 
 
 She'll find in it a Pearl. 
 
 It's not in poem, but in prayer 
 
 In which this Pearl is set ; 
 And if my Girl can find it there 
 
 She never will regret. 
 
 My little Girl is far away. 
 Where ma she does not see ; 
 
 But we have learned to watch and pray, 
 And contented be. 
 
 Dear Girl, I now must say good-by. 
 
 But God will lead you on ; 
 And as we rise to fairer skies 
 
 We'll say, "His will be done." 
 
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MY BEADS 
 
 This little token you did send, 
 
 And all the love it bears, 
 I have encircled around my neck, 
 
 And do my thanks declare. 
 
 It's very kind in my dear Girl 
 Those lovely beads to send, 
 
 For every time they get a twirl 
 Their glitterings never end. 
 
 It*s queer just how my Girl can guess 
 
 How to supply my needs, 
 And how her love to me express 
 
 By sending me those beads. 
 
 14 
 
MY GUIDING STAR 
 
 To ME a little star appears, 
 When all is dark and drear ; 
 
 It helps to quiet all my fears, 
 And brings to me a cheer. 
 
 When first in darkness I did see 
 This little star of light, 
 
 I wondered if it would lead me 
 Into a light more bright. 
 
 Thou little orb of early morn, 
 Which led wise men to see 
 
 The place where Christ was born, 
 I'll follow thee. 
 
 O little star of light. 
 
 Lead thou me on. 
 Into God's perfect light 
 
 Where Christ is born. 
 
 Dear little star, I'll follow thee, 
 
 And realize 
 That in me 
 
 Christ is born. 
 
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TO MY FRIEND 
 
 Through many useful well-spent years 
 Has Truth and Love preserved you, 
 
 And they will still continue on, 
 For God it is that leads you. 
 
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THANKSGIVING 
 
 Thanksgiving should be every day 
 
 For each and every one, 
 And gratitude fill every heart 
 
 Beneath the setting sun. 
 
A DESIRE TO BE REMEMBERED 
 
 O THINK of me sometimes 
 And may thy thought be love, 
 
 And see me as God's perfect child 
 Reflecting Him above. 
 
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LOVE DIVINE 
 
 Love divine we should declare, 
 And know that we, Love's children are 
 And Love to us will all things give, 
 Because in Love we learned to live. 
 
 Love divine we should confess. 
 And know that it will always bless; 
 And the way it will prepare. 
 That in its blessings we may share. 
 
 Love divine we should affirm, 
 And come to Love that we may learn 
 Of things prepared for us 
 Who in Love divine do trust. 
 
 When Love divine we know. 
 Each heart with Love will overflow ; 
 And thanks to Love we will give, 
 Because we learned in it to live. 
 
 Love divine we will know, 
 When of error we let go, 
 Because we answered to Love's call, 
 And realize Love is "AH in All." 
 
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LEAD THOU ME 
 
 "Father, Mother, God," 
 
 Lead Thou me 
 The way our Saviour trod ; 
 
 The way that leads to Thee. 
 
 Father, lead Thou me. 
 
 And as I journey on 
 To cross this life's red sea, 
 
 With me Thou art along. 
 
 Father, lead me on, 
 
 For here I can not stay ; 
 Lead Thou me along 
 
 Into Thy perfect way. 
 
 Fm willing. Father, to be led 
 
 Where all is perfect day, 
 And walk the path that saints did tread, 
 
 To find in Thee the way. 
 
 Oh, Father, lead Thou me 
 
 To Thy eternal home. 
 Where I can live with Thee, 
 
 No longer here to roam. 
 
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LEAD THOU ME 
 
 Jesus his disciples led 
 
 And taught them how to pray, 
 And their hungry hearts He fed 
 
 In showing them the way. 
 
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CHRISTMAS 
 
 (The Material) 
 
 Christmas heralds to us the day 
 In which the Christ was born, 
 
 Who did in a manger lay 
 In an infant form. 
 
 (The Real) 
 
 No ! Christ was never born, 
 For He was always here, 
 
 And does not need an earthly form 
 In order to be near. 
 
 That was Jesus' doom 
 
 To in a manger lay ; 
 Because for Him there was no room 
 
 Except a bed of hay. 
 
 Christ proclaims the day. 
 And comes to us from God, 
 
 To lead each one the way 
 Out from the Land of Nod. 
 
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CHRISTMAS 
 
 When Christ Truth appears to us 
 At first it does seem small, 
 
 But as it grows in consciousness 
 It leads us to the "All in All." 
 
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LIFE 
 
 Life comes to us from God 
 And is a constant flow, 
 
 To free us from the sins 
 Of mortal thought below. 
 
 If in life we are progressing 
 God will be very near, 
 
 And when to Him we're faithful 
 We are free from all fear. 
 
 Our life is flowing onward 
 Because there is no death, 
 
 And as we press forward 
 We feel a sense of rest. 
 
 Life has no limitation 
 
 Because in God we are free, 
 To live with Him forever 
 
 Through all eternity. 
 
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FEAR 
 
 I BID thee, Fear, depart from me, 
 For no good is there in thee ; 
 I say, depart and go away, 
 And try no longer here to stay. 
 Because you are so unjust. 
 That in you I can not trust ; 
 For nothing good you ever bring, 
 Because you are a wicked thing. 
 In fear I can not live, 
 For nothing good does it give ; 
 So you must go away. 
 And from me forever stay. 
 
 25 
 
DOUBT NOT 
 
 Doubt not and be faithful, 
 
 Methinks Christ would say 
 And if you're obedient 
 
 I'll show you the way; 
 For I am your leader 
 
 And with you will stay, 
 When you are willing 
 
 Me to obey. 
 
 If you will have faith 
 
 In what I say, 
 Then I will answer you 
 
 When you pray; 
 For when you are obedient 
 
 And with me will stay, 
 Then lo ! I am with you 
 
 Alway. 
 
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CHURCH 
 
 As THROUGH the world I jog along, 
 
 People frequently ask, 
 "To what church do you belong, 
 
 And is its work a task?" 
 
 The true and higher meaning of church 
 
 Will you please give me, 
 But if you can not then you must search 
 
 Until this you can see. 
 
 Church is the structure 
 
 Of divine Truth and Love : 
 But we receive salvation 
 
 From Him who dwells above. 
 
 When this you understand you will know 
 The church in which I dwell. 
 
 And with me you will go 
 To the church I love so well. 
 
 When through understanding we search, 
 
 God will to us reveal 
 His Holy visible church, 
 
 That nothing mortal can conceal. 
 
 27 
 
CHURCH 
 
 This spiritual living church 
 
 Redeems from all sin ; 
 And for no other we need search, 
 
 But through its portals enter in. 
 
 28 
 
JOY 
 
 Joy is the heart's deep cheer 
 That comes to us from God, 
 
 To quiet every fear 
 
 And rouse us out of nod. 
 
 Joy on angel wings 
 
 Brings blessings for which we sigh, 
 When to Him we cling, 
 
 And reahze He is nigh. 
 
 Joy brings the thought of love 
 That God to those does send 
 
 Who trust in Him above, 
 Where joys never end. 
 
 Joy is a wellspring of the heart, 
 That from Love does flow. 
 
 And from us will not depart 
 As on upward flight we go. 
 
 Joy is a thought most dear 
 That God to us does bring, 
 
 To relieve us from our fear 
 Of mortal thoughts within. 
 
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JOY 
 
 Joy in us should live 
 
 And grow in every thought ; 
 That all praise to Him we give 
 
 And serve Him as we ought. 
 
 30 
 
HE ANSWERS ME 
 
 Father, Thou dost answer me 
 
 When on Thee I call ; 
 And I want to live with Thee 
 
 For Thou art "All in All." 
 I want to obedient be 
 
 And do Thy holy will 
 That Thou wilt say to me, 
 
 "Peace, be still." 
 
 Father, Thou didst make me free, 
 
 And thanks to Thee I give 
 That I did come to Thee 
 
 And learn in Thee to live. 
 Father, Thou wilt keep me 
 
 In Thy perfect way, 
 For when I pray to Thee 
 
 Thou dost listen to what I say. 
 
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OUR FATHER'S CARE 
 
 Father, Thou art leading me, 
 And with Thee I'll stay, 
 
 Lest error should deceive me 
 And I should from Thee stray. 
 
 Father, Thou dost hear me 
 When to Thee I pray; 
 
 And if I live near Thee 
 
 From Thee I can not stray. 
 
 Father, Thou wilt keep me 
 
 In Thy perfect way. 
 And if I walk with Thee 
 
 Thou with me will stay. 
 
 Father, Thou dost bless me 
 And lead me all the way, 
 
 When my heart is with Thee, 
 And I listen to what You say. 
 
 Father, Thou wilt feed me. 
 On the manna of to-day ; 
 
 And if I do not leave Thee 
 Thou will show to me the way. 
 
 32 
 
OUR FATHER S CARE 
 
 Father, Thou dost comfort me, 
 And bless me every day; 
 
 And I want to Hve with Thee, 
 And in Thy presence stay. 
 
 33 
 
A TESTIMONY 
 
 I WANT to testimony bear 
 
 111 this Church ; 
 I want God's aUness to declare, 
 
 And am writing it in verse. 
 
 It is of God's protecting care 
 
 I want to talk with you ; 
 Because I know He's with you there 
 
 And He is with me too. 
 
 It matters not where we may be, 
 
 If God is leading us ; 
 Because it is His face we see, 
 
 If in Him we've perfect trust. 
 
 Now, dear friends, I've met with you 
 
 To testimony bear 
 Of God's love that will renew 
 
 And cheer the heart of each one there. 
 
 Dear ones. God is leading me. 
 
 And I'm content with Him to stay ; 
 
 Because in Him I see 
 The perfect way. 
 
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GOD'S ALLNESS 
 
 God's allness each one should declare, 
 And know that we His children are ; 
 And all things to us He'll give, 
 Because we've learned in Him to live. 
 
 God's allness each one should confess, 
 And know that He does each one bless ; 
 And the way He will prepare 
 That all things in Him we share. 
 
 God's allness each one should affirm. 
 And come to Him each one to learn 
 Of blessings He's prepared for us. 
 Who in Him have perfect trust. 
 
 When God's allness we all know, 
 Each heart with love will overflow, 
 And thanks to Him will each one give ; 
 Because they've learned in Him to live. 
 
 When of error we let go. 
 Then God's allness we will know ; 
 Because we've answered to His call 
 And realize Him as "All in All." 
 
 35 
 
ON PRAYER 
 
 We should affirm in every prayer 
 The things that God doth give ; 
 
 And we should know in them we share 
 And in Him we live. 
 
 In every prayer we should declare 
 
 The allness of our God ; 
 And thus he will a way prepare 
 
 To escape his chastening rod. 
 
 Each day in prayer we should express 
 
 The gratitude we feel ; 
 And thankfulness we should confess 
 
 As we before Him kneel. 
 
 If in prayer we ask aright 
 
 For things we really need, 
 We are more perfect in His sight 
 
 And our requests He'll heed. 
 
 And when of God we ask 
 
 The blessings we desire, 
 If consciousness we clasp 
 
 He bids us come up higher. 
 
 36 
 
TO MY SISTER 
 
 Dear sister, God is leading you ; 
 
 You in His presence stand; 
 His love in you He will renew 
 
 And lead you to a better land. 
 
 Dear sister, you God's image are, 
 And His truth you should declare ; 
 
 Then your burden He will bear 
 And you will in His glory share. 
 
 Dear sister, you must God obey. 
 
 And do His holy will ; 
 And to you He will say, 
 
 "Peace, be still." 
 
 Dear sister, now take heart. 
 
 And be of better cheer. 
 For in God we all have part. 
 
 And He is here. 
 
 37 
 
GREATER THINGS 
 
 Father, I have come to Thee, 
 That greater things I may see ; 
 Oh, give Thou me a consciousness 
 Of greater things prepared for us. 
 
 I ask Thee, Father, to me lead 
 To greater things I so much need ; 
 That each thought of mine may dwell 
 On higher things I love so well. 
 
 Father, to Thee may I be near. 
 Where greater things seem more clear 
 And may each thought submissive be 
 To greater things prepared by Thee. 
 
 Oh, help me to become more pure, 
 That greater things I may secure; 
 And thanks to Thee I will give 
 For greater things in which to live. 
 
 When in God we've perfect trust. 
 Greater things belong to us ; 
 Oh, Father, may I conscious be 
 Of greater things prepared for me. 
 
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FATHER, THOU DIDST MAKE ME FREE 
 
 Father, Thou didst make me free, 
 
 And how can I express 
 The gratitude I feel, 
 
 The love that I possess ? 
 
 Father, Thou didst make me free. 
 And thanks to Thee I give. 
 
 That I did cross this life's red sea. 
 And come with Thee to live. 
 
 Father, Thou didst make me free, 
 
 And to Thee I confess 
 The love that I do feel 
 
 In knowing I am blest. 
 
 Father, Thou didst make me free, 
 
 In Thy image fair ; 
 That I might dwell with Thee 
 
 And in Thy glory share. 
 
 Father, Thou didst make me free 
 From this world's deep care, 
 
 And bidst, "Come live with me, 
 And with me all things share." 
 
 39 
 
FATHER, THOU DIDST MAKE ME FREE 
 
 Father, Thou didst make me free, 
 
 Obedient to Thy call. 
 And say, "Abide in me. 
 
 For I am 'All in All'." 
 
 40 
 
DESPAIR 
 
 Oh, Despair, depart from me, 
 For no good in thee I see ; 
 Depart and go away, 
 For with me you can not stay. 
 You can not stay. 
 
 Despair, thou art a wicked thing. 
 And no good you ever bring; 
 Depart, for you are so unjust 
 That in you we can not trust, 
 We can not trust. 
 
 You, Despair, I can not bear. 
 And want not your form to wear 
 Oh ! Despair, Despair, Despair, 
 Nothing to you can I compare. 
 Can I compare. 
 
 In despair we can not Hve, 
 For it has nothing good to give ; 
 I want you not here to stay. 
 But want you to go away. 
 Go away. 
 
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DESPAIR 
 
 We ask thee to depart from us, 
 Who in thee have no trust, 
 Because we can not perfect be. 
 If we Hsten unto thee, 
 Unto thee. 
 
 When in despair, we must get out, 
 And know what we're about ; 
 Because it is a snare to us. 
 Who in higher things do trust, 
 Do trust. 
 
 Despair, you never bring a cheer, 
 No such thing from thee we hear ; 
 We turn from thee in disgust. 
 And bid thee to depart from us. 
 Depart from us. 
 
 42 
 
LITTLE BY LITTLE 
 
 Little by little 
 
 God leads us along, 
 
 Because little by little 
 We give up the wrong. 
 
 Little by little 
 
 God does us bless. 
 Because little by little 
 
 Our sins we confess. 
 
 Little by little 
 God does us give, 
 
 Because it's so little 
 In Him we live. 
 
 Little by little 
 In God we share, 
 
 Because it's so little 
 For Him we care. 
 
 Little by little 
 
 God's kingdom we win, 
 Because little by little 
 
 We overcome sin. 
 
 43 
 
A NEW SONG 
 
 A NEW song I want to sing, 
 That all praise to God will bring ; 
 I want it to be more sweet 
 Than human ear did ever greet. 
 
 God only can this song prepare, 
 For no mortal can compare 
 With the song He will give 
 Unto those who in Him live. 
 
 The song 1 want to be mine 
 Is the song of love divine. 
 And when love divine I live, 
 This song to me He will give. 
 
 The new song we will sing 
 Will to us redemption bring; 
 And all praise to Him belong 
 Who to us will give this song. 
 
 We want a song to hll the heart, 
 And from us will not depart ; 
 And all praise we give to Him. 
 Who to us this song will bring. 
 
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A NEW SONG 
 
 God will give this song to us 
 When we're willing Him to trust ; 
 And all praise we'll give to Him 
 For a sweeter song to sing. 
 
 A song so spiritual He will bring 
 That no mortal can it sing; 
 Because this song is to be sung 
 By each one in the new tongue. 
 
 When this spiritual song we sing, 
 Then all praise to Him we bring ; 
 For no sweeter song can come 
 Than the one in the new tongue. 
 
 45 
 
AN EASTER POEM 
 
 On early Easter morn, 
 
 Lo ! the stone was rolled away 
 
 From where they thought in mortal form 
 They'd imprisoned Christ to stay. 
 
 When Mary came unto the tomb 
 
 Where they did Jesus lay, 
 She exclaimed in silent gloom, 
 
 "Oh, who has taken my Lord away?" 
 
 And as she turned to go away 
 
 Her heart was very sad ; 
 But when she met Him on the way 
 
 She with joy was glad. 
 
 But Mary went as she was sent, 
 
 To His disciples see. 
 To tell them He before them went 
 
 Into Galilee. 
 
 In trying to show them how 
 He led them to a sacred spot ; 
 
 But it was then the same as now : 
 Some believed and some did not. 
 
 46 
 
AN EASTER POEM 
 
 And after He'd upbraided them 
 
 For their unbeHef, 
 He said to all nations, "You I send 
 
 To preach the Gospel and to teach." 
 
 And then he breathed on them and said 
 
 "All power is given me. 
 Go heal the sick and raise the dead, 
 
 And obedient be." 
 
 The signs that are to follow us 
 In our work must be brought out, 
 
 Because they lead to consciousness 
 That frees us from all doubt. 
 
 From mortal sight He went away. 
 
 But left them not alone ; 
 Because the Comforter will stay 
 
 With those that are His own. 
 
 47 
 
MY ETERNAL HOME 
 
 I LONG for my eternal home, 
 That with me it may be well ; 
 
 For I want not here to roam, 
 
 But in my Father's house to dwell. 
 
 I have dear ones gone before 
 That I would love to meet ; 
 
 And when I reach the other shore 
 We will each other greet. 
 
 God is ever with me here. 
 And never does me leave; 
 
 And says, "Be of good cheer, 
 And do not grieve." 
 
 God has a work for me, 
 
 That is why I am here; 
 And His love He does renew. 
 
 My heart to cheer. 
 
 But Fie is ever leading me 
 
 To my eternal home. 
 That with Him I may be, 
 
 No longer here to roam. 
 
 48 
 
MY ETERNAL HOME 
 
 And when my work here is done, 
 I will say good-by to all; 
 
 When His kingdom I have won, 
 And answered to His call. 
 
 49 
 
GOD'S WITNESS 
 
 A WITNESS I do stand 
 
 For Thee; 
 And I'll go to any land 
 
 Where Thou leadest me. 
 
 That I may obedient be I ask 
 
 Of Thee, 
 Because Thy work is not a task 
 
 For me. 
 
 Father, lead Thou me the way, 
 And show me what to do ; 
 
 Because I want not here to stay, 
 But want to be with You. 
 
 50 
 
WALKING ON THE WATER 
 
 If we venture on the water 
 
 A victory we'll win ; 
 For when Christ is leading us 
 
 We are overcoming sin. 
 
 When He holds us by the hand 
 We never need despair; 
 
 For if Him we obey 
 
 We will reach the overthere. 
 
 When in Him we doubt not 
 
 We can all things do ; 
 And should our heart fail us 
 
 His love He will renew. 
 
 We need that living faith 
 That God does give to us, 
 
 When His work we do 
 And in Him trust. 
 
 If we venture on the water, 
 
 He to us will give 
 A higher understanding 
 
 In which to live. 
 
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WALKING ON THE WATER 
 
 Yes, we can walk upon the water, 
 When in God we trust; 
 
 For should our footsteps falter 
 A helping hand He'll lend to us. 
 
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A VICTORY 
 
 Onward, brother, onward, 
 Is the watchword for us all ; 
 
 To be ready for the battle 
 At the bugle call. 
 
 Christ is our leader 
 
 Through this world of sin ; 
 And if we obey Him 
 
 A victory we'll win. 
 
 If to Him you're faithful 
 In what He bids you do. 
 
 Then there is a victory 
 Waiting for you. 
 
 Unto Him we must listen 
 And be ready for His call ; 
 
 Because there is a victory 
 Waiting for us all. 
 
 Onward, brother, onward, 
 A work you have to do ; 
 
 And if you are faithful 
 A victory waits for you. 
 
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A VICTORY 
 
 Christ is ever leading us 
 To the victory over sin; 
 
 And as we o'ercome it 
 A victory we'll win. 
 
 Onward, brother, onward. 
 For your work is never done 
 
 Until death you have conquered 
 And the last victory won. 
 
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THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE 
 
 The beauties of nature that we behold 
 Are creations of God's hand ; 
 
 And as their beauty does unfold, 
 It reflects over the land. 
 
 The beauties of nature are divine, 
 And are seen in every clime ; 
 
 They are lovely and round us twine 
 Because created in His mind. 
 
 In the beauties of nature we plainly see 
 Greater things that are for us ; 
 
 And are reflected o'er land and sea 
 By Him in whom we trust. 
 
 The beauties of nature are sublime 
 And give more perfect trust 
 
 In things that are divine, 
 That are are awaiting us. 
 
 The beauties of nature raise our thought 
 
 To higher things above ; 
 And through them we are being taught 
 
 Of His redeeming love. 
 
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THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE 
 
 The beauties of nature to us reveal 
 
 God's spiritual universe, 
 Where nothing can conceal 
 
 Our garb of righteousness. 
 
 The beauties of nature rejoice the heart, 
 When their loveliness we behold ; 
 
 And from us will not depart 
 
 While their beauties to us unfold. 
 
 The beauties of nature that we see 
 Are creations of His hand ; 
 
 And they reflect over the sea 
 As well as over the land. 
 
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PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE 
 
 I DO not think we can say, 
 
 As the world we journey through, 
 
 That we are always able 
 To paddle our own canoe. 
 
 For Christ is our leader, 
 
 While, we are marching through, 
 And only as we obey Him 
 
 Can we paddle our own canoe. 
 
 Unto us He is calling. 
 
 And will tell us what to do, 
 
 In order to be able 
 
 To paddle our own canoe. 
 
 He bids us to go forward, 
 And does His love renew. 
 
 And as we press onward 
 We paddle our own canoe. 
 
 When to Him we are faithful, 
 
 And His work will do. 
 Then we will be able 
 
 To paddle our own canoe. 
 
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PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE 
 
 For His voice we must listen, 
 As this world we go through, 
 
 And when death we have conquered, 
 We can paddle our own canoe. 
 
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LOVE 
 
 A DIVINE and spiritual Love 
 
 Is waiting for our call, 
 That like a gentle, peaceful dove. 
 
 It may descend upon us all. 
 
 But more and more of Love we need 
 To have in God a perfect trust, 
 
 And when His commands we heed 
 This Love He'll give to us. 
 
 Nothing better can He give 
 
 Than a redeeming Love 
 Unto those that will receive. 
 
 And trust in Him above. 
 
 When Love divine we will live, 
 And its allness do declare. 
 
 Then all praise to Him we give, 
 And we Love's children are. 
 
 This divine and spiritual Love 
 
 Is ready for us all, 
 And as we raise our heart above 
 
 For more Love it does call. 
 
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LOVE 
 
 Oh, precious, precious Love, 
 I want Thee to be mine, 
 
 That I may dwell in the above 
 Where all things are divine. 
 
 From this pure spiritual Love 
 
 We never can depart, 
 For when we trust in Him above 
 
 It overflows the heart. 
 
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OUR HOME 
 
 We each have a home that God did prepare 
 In His beautiful city that lieth four-square; 
 And we enter this home built in the above 
 When we realize the password, which is Love. 
 
 This home is for all which He did prepare, 
 Because there is no selfishness there, 
 When free from selfishness and from sin 
 This beautiful home we will enter in. 
 
 When in the unreal we no longer roam 
 
 We are ready to enter this beautiful home ; 
 
 But from all that's unreal our thought must be free, 
 
 n we wish this spiritual home to see. 
 
 In this home of the soul we will satisfied be, 
 Because from all error we are made free, 
 And love and affection will fill every heart. 
 Because peace and good will can never depart. 
 
 This spiritual home is now waiting for me, 
 And I know it's as perfect as perfect can be. 
 And when I enter it I will be free 
 From the imperfections that I now see. 
 
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OUR HOME 
 
 When we enter this home that God has prepared 
 We abide under His protecting care, 
 Because we have answered to His call 
 And realize Him as "All in All." 
 
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I AM WAITING 
 
 I AM anxiously awaiting 
 
 For my work here to be done, 
 
 Because the angels to me are calling, 
 Saying, "Come." 
 
 To Him we must listen 
 
 Until His kingdom we have won, 
 That we may hear Him say, 
 
 "Well done." 
 
 Father, I am ever waiting. 
 
 Waiting for Thy call, 
 For I have found in Thee 
 
 The "All in All." 
 
 So onward, ever onward. 
 
 Is the only thought I'll know, 
 
 For, when death I have conquered, 
 I am ready then to go. 
 
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PATIENCE 
 
 There's a lesson in patience for all to learn, 
 For it often brings blessings we faithful did earn; 
 It's a quality of mind we should possess 
 That brings to our thought a feeling of rest. 
 
 It is something we need in our lives every day, 
 And something for which we ought to pray; 
 It is something we need in whatever we do. 
 For it makes us more peaceful and kind and true. 
 
 If we cultivate patience as life we go through. 
 We will be more successful in whatever w^e do, 
 For when we are patient and tried and true, 
 God does His love in us renew. 
 
 Oh, Father, dear Father, I ask of Thee 
 To make me as patient as patient can be, 
 For a lesson in patience I need every day 
 To help me walk in Thy perfect way. 
 
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IS MY WORK FINISHED ? 
 
 Father, have I now hnished 
 The work Thou gavest me to do 
 
 If not, then my thought replenish 
 That I may Thy work renew. 
 
 For I want to be faithful 
 In what Thou givest me, 
 
 That I may be able 
 Thy face to see. 
 
 I want to be obedient 
 
 And answer to Thy call ; 
 
 For with me Thou art lenient 
 -\nd Thou art '\M\ in All." 
 
 I am willing to obey Thee 
 
 -And do Thy holy will, 
 That Thy voice I may hear. 
 
 Saying. "Peace, be still." 
 
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A MERITED REBUKE 
 
 TO ANY MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL THAT FROM THE 
 
 PULPIT WILL PREACH AGAINST ANOTHER 
 
 RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION 
 
 **Father, forgive them, 
 
 They know not what they do," 
 
 When they are feeding Thy children 
 With thoughts untrue. 
 
 For it needs understanding 
 And a heart filled with love, 
 
 In pointing Thy children 
 To the realms above. 
 
 With a heart filled with love, 
 
 We another's heart reach, 
 And as we possess this 
 
 We are qualified to preach. 
 
 But when we are talking 
 
 Against our brother, 
 We are not serving God, 
 
 Nor loving each other. 
 
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A MERITED REBUKE 
 
 For our weapons are not carnal, 
 
 The Bible does say, 
 And we should remember this 
 
 In our prayers each day. 
 
 For Christ is our leader 
 
 And will show us the way, 
 When we are willing 
 
 Him to obey. 
 
 But those that condemn other churches, 
 
 To you I would say, 
 First set your own house in order 
 
 And then Christ obey. 
 
 For when from sin our own thought is free, 
 Imperfections in others we do not see ; 
 
 But with hearts filled with love we ever will be 
 Found worshipping together in true harmony. 
 
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"ALL IN ALL" 
 
 Father, Thou art "All in All," 
 The Life, the Truth, the Way, 
 
 And no evil can befall 
 
 If our thought on Thee we stay. 
 
 Father, Thou art "All in All," 
 And Thy allness I declare, 
 
 Because created by Thy hand 
 In Thy image fair. 
 
 Father, Thou art "All in All," 
 And Thy allness I confess. 
 
 For when on Thee I call 
 Thou dost always bless. 
 
 Father, Thou art "All in All," 
 
 And in Thee I live. 
 For Thou uphold'st me by the hand, 
 
 And doth all things give. 
 
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FAITHFUL, OBEDIENT AND TRUE 
 
 I WANT to be faithful, dear Father, to you, 
 Acknowledging Thee in whatever I do; 
 That I may spend the rest of my days 
 Walking in Thy more perfect ways. 
 
 I want to be obedient to what you say, 
 Thou art the Life, the Truth and the Way; 
 And if Thy face I ever do see 
 It will be through obedience unto Thee. 
 
 I want, dear Father, unto Thee to be true, 
 Then Thou wilt bless me in whatever I do ; 
 For when we are faithful, obedient and true 
 Thy love in us Thou wilt renew. 
 
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A GENTLE PRESENCE 
 
 There is a gentle Presence 
 That seems so very near, 
 
 As round me It doth Hnger 
 My heart to cheer. 
 
 gentle, gentle Presence, 
 I love Thee to be here. 
 
 Who art my only comfort 
 When all else seems drear. 
 
 When I am sad and lonely 
 This Presence does appear. 
 
 And so, meek and lowly. 
 
 Says, "With you I am here." 
 
 1 love those words of comfort; 
 They seem to me most dear ; 
 
 I love that gentle Presence 
 That frees me from all fear. 
 
 O gentle, gentle Presence, 
 I ask Thee to be near, 
 
 That I may live in Thee 
 And realize Thou art here. 
 
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GOOD-BY 
 
 To you, dear friends, I say good-by, 
 But God will lead you on ; 
 
 And when we rise to fairer skies 
 We'll say, ''His will be done." 
 
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