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THE LIBRARY OF 
 CONGRESS, 
 
 Two CuHts Received 
 
 JUN. 27 1901 
 
 COPVRIQMT ENTRY 
 
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Copyright, 1895, 1901, by ■William P. McKenzie. All rights reserved. 
 
 Typography by The Sparrell Print. 
 
TO FRIENDS MANY 
 
 Where God is known 
 
 All men are friends ; 
 For Truth is sown 
 Where God is known. 
 Love reigns alone 
 
 And dolor ends — 
 Where God is known 
 
 All men are friends ! 
 
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 The Eternal . 
 
 9 
 
 Truth. 
 
 31 
 
 The Good Part 
 
 II 
 
 Guiding Light . 
 
 33 
 
 "Das Liebe Jesulein " 
 
 13 
 
 Truth's Victory. 
 
 35 
 
 Childlike . 
 
 15 
 
 Heart of Gold . 
 
 37 
 
 Prodigal . 
 
 17 
 
 Purity. 
 
 39 
 
 The Brook by the \A^ay 
 
 19 
 
 The Infinite 
 
 41 
 
 Pure Religion . 
 
 21 
 
 Prophecy . 
 
 43 
 
 Our Heavenly Birth 
 
 ■ 23 
 
 Jerusalem . 
 
 45 
 
 Redemption 
 
 • 25 
 
 Jubilee 
 
 49 
 
 Evangel . 
 
 • 27 
 
 The Present . 
 
 51 
 
 The Secret Joy 
 
 . 29 
 
 L'Envoi . 
 
 53 
 
 eoments 
 
RUST the Eternal when the shadows ZM 
 
 gather, EtCtHdl 
 
 When joys of daylight seem so like a j^ 
 dream ; 
 God the unchanging pities like a father, 
 Trust on and wait, the daystar yet 
 will gleam. 
 
 Trust the Eternal for the clouds that 
 vanish 
 No more can move the mountains 
 from their base, 
 Than sin's illusive wreaths of mist can 
 banish 
 Light from His throne or loving from 
 His face. 
 
 Trust the Eternal, Oh repent in meek- 
 ness 
 Of that heart's pride which frowns 
 and \A:ill not yield, 
 Then to thy child-heart shall come 
 strength in weakness. 
 And thine immortal life shall be re- 
 vealed. 
 
ENTLY hath a sweet voice spoken: 
 One thing needful must ye choose ; 
 O ye weary and heart-broken, 
 Can ye still this call refuse ? 
 
 Seeking good on earth, nor finding, 
 All your hope earth must defraud, 
 
 Things of sense forever blinding 
 Eyes whose light is seeing God. 
 
 Patient love, so wise and tender, 
 Standing mother-like apart. 
 
 Waits till love awakened send her 
 Each far-wanderer from her heart. 
 
 And that love, the one thing needful, 
 Bringeth life and conquers death ; 
 
 Oh, let hearts be still and heedful, 
 Hearing what the sweet voice saith ! 
 
 6ood 
 Part 
 
O gentle and pure-hearted was the **[)4$ 
 
 mother ElCbC 
 
 The babe drew life ICSUlCftt'' 
 From love more sacred than hath been Luther-s 
 another "^^^ 
 
 In maid or wife. 
 
 And so he grew^ in sturdy limb and 
 beauty, 
 
 As grows the flower ; 
 To greet love's sunshine was his child- 
 hood's duty, 
 
 To love, his power. 
 
 Behold him silent, after play and laughter, 
 
 While dreamy eyes 
 Seem fixed on visions of the far hereafter. 
 
 And thoughts arise. 
 
 Yet, if she bid him to some errand lowly, 
 
 Prompt will he speed ; 
 The glad obedience makes the service holy. 
 
 Though small the deed. 
 
 And so the grace of God doth brood upon him, 
 
 As broods the dove ; 
 For that by which the Almighty One hath drawn him 
 
 Is mother-love ! 
 
S a little child"— I say the words, (ZMIdllKC 
 
 And they seem to give me rest ; 
 As a little child would I become, 
 And lie on the Mother's breast, — 
 For God is the Infinite Mother 
 Who hath borne and carried us all, 
 Who broods above 
 With a tender love 
 Aware of our faintest call. 
 
 But I asleep to that brooding love, 
 
 Have been content in the dream ; 
 
 Or fretted myself by day, by night. 
 
 In gaining the things that seem ; 
 
 I pray that truth may quicken 
 
 The love that is undefiled, 
 
 Till freed from art 
 
 And quiet in heart 
 
 I become ** as a little child." 
 
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 'VE wandered in that country 
 
 Where men become like swine, 
 To them have I been servant 
 
 With anxious face for sign ; 
 The meat wherewith they revelled 
 
 Was but as husks to me, 
 And when I was anhungered, 
 
 Father, I thought of Thee. 
 
 I heard men call Thee jealous, 
 
 With anger that would burn, 
 So I repenting, faltered. 
 
 Long fearing to return ; 
 I could not trust Thy loving, 
 
 Methought to serve for hire, 
 But Thou hast given welcome 
 
 Beyond my heart's desire. 
 
 Thou hast received me. Father, 
 
 All wearied with my sin, 
 Nor caused that One should suffer 
 
 Ere I could enter in ; 
 I left in that far country 
 
 The thoughts that made me part 
 From Thee, my Life and Saviour, 
 
 And now, I know Thy heart. 
 
 Prodiddl 
 
 17 
 
BROOK of purest water flows Th» R}*AAU 
 
 Beside the narrow v/ay ; |)y fl)^ 
 
 The traveler drinks and is refreshed VU^V 
 Every day. 
 
 But if in blindness to the right 
 He lose his guiding star, 
 
 His feet may wander in the night 
 ' Mong rocks afar — 
 
 Where never verdure greets his look 
 As comes the heat of day ; 
 
 With toil he seeks again the brook 
 Beside the way. 
 
ELIGION'S wars are cruellest PUfC 
 
 Of all the wars that show ill-will, I^ClldiOlt 
 The fighters think they serve God best 
 Who not redeem mankind but kill; — 
 
 When pure religion, undefiled 
 
 By human theory or guess, 
 Makes man again a gentle child 
 
 Loving his kind, and wise to bless. 
 
 Now may the Christly truth, like light, 
 Shine where, in refuges of lies, 
 
 Hatred and malice shrink from sight ; 
 Now may the new-born man arise, — 
 
 The new-born man who feels the thrill 
 Of God's creative light and love ; 
 
 Who makes that love his own goodwill, 
 And dwells in light, born from above. 
 
E long to walk the way ()||f 
 
 Our Master trod, |)Cd9Cnly 
 
 Who was the Son of Man Qiff|) 
 
 And Son of God : 
 Oh may we glorify 
 
 Our lives on earth, 
 That we may manifest 
 
 Our heavenly birth. 
 
 ^Ve need thy guiding love 
 
 Shepherd who died 
 For love's sake on the cross, 
 
 And who defied 
 The power of death to hold, 
 
 The grave to keep. 
 And so from fear of death 
 
 Dost save thy sheep. 
 
 Love's feast now may we find 
 
 Prepared by thee. 
 Like those who broke their fast 
 
 By Galilee ; 
 When Christ arisen they saw 
 
 New hope was given. 
 With that hope let us now 
 
 Be heirs of heaven. 
 
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TRUE and tender Spirit, let thy RCdCtttPtiOtt 
 
 splendor 
 Flood our dull hearts with life 
 and light of God ; 
 Thro' all temptation be our strong 
 defender, 
 That we may -walk the path our 
 Master trod. 
 
 Teach us the glory of that old, old story, 
 How Jesus served who might have been 
 a king ; 
 Show us the horror of old battles gory, 
 Till we know hate in heart like ill can 
 bring. 
 
 In our condition cleanse away ambition 
 Till we find gladness in the quiet mind ; 
 
 May we, Thy children, learn our heavenly 
 mission, 
 Not to condemn but to redeem mankind. 
 
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NTO Shepherds lowly £V(lttdCl 
 
 Came the anthem from the skies ; 
 Thoughts from heaven holy 
 
 Dawned upon their dreaming eyes. 
 
 "Glory! Glory! Glory! 
 
 Unto Love enthroned ! " they cry ; 
 Light illumes the story 
 
 Trembling through the wonderingsky. 
 
 " Peace shall bless good willing 
 
 Everywhere 'mong men on earth !" 
 
 Came the evangel thrilling 
 
 At the glad news of the Birth. 
 
 So the shining glory 
 
 Makes in every heart Love's morn, 
 Hearing anew the story : 
 
 '• Unto you the Christ is born, — 
 
 This day comes a Saviour ! " 
 
 Wise men mark the star appear ; — 
 
 Wise through meek behaviour, 
 ^A^hoso wills may see and hear ! 
 
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LOVE divine, that dwells serene, 0)C 
 Whose light of life has no eclipse, SCCTCt 
 
 We feel thy comfort, though unseen, JOV 
 And lay our hand upon our lips. 
 
 No words our hidden joy can tell, 
 A welling fount, it fills the heart ; 
 
 Not in the flesh, in God we dwell,— 
 In Thee our life, and Love thou art. 
 
 And though we meet the low despite 
 Of such as slew the Crucified, 
 
 Patient as he, maintaining right, 
 
 So may we triumph when we 're tried. 
 
 It is our triumph that we rise 
 
 From hate and ignorance and sin, 
 
 Yea on the Cross find Paradise, 
 Certain of God as Love within. 
 
HERE are none friendless, none afraid 
 The saving Truth who know, 
 Their shining path leads from the shade, 
 And up to light they go. 
 
 It setteth free from thought of sin, 
 
 It healeth error's blight, 
 Immortal joy is found therein, 
 
 And there shall be no night. 
 
 Oh, may we all be children true 
 Of Love, and Love alone ; 
 
 And so in faith make all things new. 
 By making Love's truth known ! 
 
 Crutb 
 
E walk the earth as pilgrims, GUldlltd 
 
 For here is not our rest, Dgbt 
 
 Our home is that condition 
 
 Where peace hath made men blest,— 
 The kingdom of the Spirit 
 
 Where Life hath conquered sin, 
 Where Light dispels the evil, 
 
 And Love makes all men kin. 
 
 We have passed through the waters, 
 
 The floods of whelming fear, 
 And all our old task-masters 
 
 Pursued but came not near ; 
 Though Marah's pools were bitter 
 
 The waters were made sweet, 
 And when we failed for hunger 
 
 From heaven hath fallen meat. 
 
 The desert may be pathless. 
 
 We have the cloud in sight; 
 Though nights be drear and starless, 
 
 We have the guiding light; 
 The Christ-hope is unfailing, 
 
 Christ-love makes us aspire 
 To find with Him, in Spirit, 
 
 The land of our desire. 
 
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ITH rapid, feeble footsteps 
 The boastful error comes, 
 With blatant, shrieking bugles, 
 And proud-resounding drums. 
 
 The Truth is strong, but stately, 
 And seems advancing slow ; 
 
 But when it strikes, needs only 
 A single forthright blow. 
 
 Then error's routed legions 
 Dismayed in their emprise, 
 
 Are gone as quail affrighted 
 Vanish before the eyes. 
 
 But Truth goes on steadfastly. 
 Assured, and great, and strong. 
 
 With one more note of triumph 
 To swell the battle song. 
 
 truth's 
 Uictory 
 
 3S 
 
OVE like a flower unfoldeth, 
 Tear not the leaves apart 
 Long though the white cup holdeth 
 Secret its golden heart. 
 
 Patience and faith withholden 
 Darken the garden-place, 
 
 Longer the warm heart golden 
 Hides from thine eager face. 
 
 Loving the white flower purely, 
 Glowing when days are cold. 
 
 Sunshine will bring to thee surely 
 W^ealth from its heart of gold. 
 
 Reart 
 of 6oia 
 
 37 
 
HE benediction of the moon 
 Falls on the lilies white ; 
 The benediction of their love 
 
 Comes to me, as If light 
 Were changed into a subtle, sweet 
 perfume. 
 
 Thus fragrance from the pure in heart 
 Around them makes a sphere 
 
 Wherein we feet the love of God ; 
 Our hearts with joy grow clear, 
 
 For light pervades the chambers where 
 was gloom. 
 
 Purity 
 
 39 
 
HE glory of the arching sky, ^|)^ 
 
 So infinite to sight, THflllitC 
 
 By this brings resting to mine eye 
 And still delight. 
 
 The wideness of the swaying sea, 
 
 That sense finds limitless, 
 A great contentment brings to me 
 
 And soothes distress. 
 
 The endless motion of the wind, 
 
 The song that cannot cease, 
 But makes a quiet in the mind, 
 And whispers, Peace. 
 
 And thus my spirit, knowing Love, 
 To peace and rest is brought, 
 
 So infinite is God above 
 My highest thought. 
 
 And after joys that have an end 
 There is no will to roam. 
 
 For everyw^here is God, the Friend, 
 And Love is HOME. 
 
ROM east and west, from north and PfOPbCCy 
 south, ^ 
 
 Together men shall throng. 
 And praises sound from every mouth, 
 For Love shall give them song. 
 
 Before His face shall go the light, 
 
 And men, with opened eyes, 
 Shall see the knowledge hid from sight 
 
 As love shall make them wise. 
 
 The perfect bond shall be inwrought 
 ^Vith all their hearts, till sin 
 
 Shall vanish, as the hostile thought 
 Is gone when men are kin. 
 
 
 Then all the holy and the just 
 That ever earth has known, 
 
 Shall see the triumph of their trust 
 When Love ascends the throne. 
 
 
 43 
 
HOLY new Jerusalem, 
 
 Descending from above, 
 With glory of fair colors 
 
 In radiancy of Love ! 
 Thy bulwarks are of jasper 
 
 Sapphire and emerald bright, 
 The amethyst and topaz, 
 
 The beryl and chrysolite. 
 
 Thy gates that open Northward 
 
 The pole star have in view, 
 Clear light of revelation 
 
 That ages have found true ; 
 The star that shines to Eastward 
 
 Shone at the birth of Christ, 
 So mighty, yet so lowly 
 
 AA^hen wise men kept their tryst. 
 
 Southward beyond thy portals 
 Shines high the holy rood, 
 
 Symbol of earth's redemption 
 Through Christ-love's brotherhood; 
 
 Jenisalem 
 
 45 
 
Westward Love's golden glory 
 Makes each last shadow flee, 
 
 And harmony makes peaceful 
 The golden shining sea. 
 
 3eru$a1em 
 
 O blessed home of Spirit 
 
 That Truth hath built "four-square," 
 ^A^e long to pass thy portals 
 
 And see thy colors fair ; 
 We praise the light of Science, 
 
 We bless God's mother-love. 
 That we behold thy glory 
 
 Descending from above ! 
 
 47 
 
HE year of release hath come at last, "lubil^^ 
 The year of Jubilee, 
 And error into its hell is cast 
 
 That the children may go free, — 
 The children of men who are sons 
 of God 
 When love is the truth they see. 
 
 And over the roofs and the city walls 
 The gladness of music swells, 
 
 The silvern voice of Harmony calls 
 And the triumph of Love forth- 
 tells ; 
 
 The joy of the Lord is sung for men 
 In the jubilee of the bells. 
 
HE doors of my future and past £|)^ 
 
 Have irremovable bars ; rfCSCIlt 
 
 I fought as they prisoned me fast, 
 
 These doors of my future and past, 
 
 But in the still Present, at last, 
 I am calm beholding the stars ; 
 
 Though doors of my future and past 
 Have irremovable bars. 
 
 The future and past are man's. 
 The Present belongeth to God ; 
 
 Man visions, and fears for his plans, 
 
 (The future and past are man's,) 
 ^H Regrets, and his failure bans, 
 Till Peace is a path untrod ; 
 
 The future and past are man's, 
 The Present belongeth to God. 
 
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LD memories flowing 
 Like breezes going 
 S'weei and sad 
 Are here, 
 'But new hopes growing. 
 And Ught-besiomjing , 
 Sweet and glad 
 Appear, 
 
 Dull sorrow clinging. 
 And paints dart stinging. 
 Earthy to earth 
 Fall prone. 
 And skyward winging 
 Our joy upspringing 
 Of hea-venly birth 
 Is known, ^ 
 
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