T hese V erses are Lo vin gl y ' edicated ' to M y Friend BERT A PA ISLE' MEBA NE

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6 All sense of discord and of pain, Wafted down on the wings of Love, sin, Saying, gently saying, Enter thou in, For the door stands open wide, This vestibule to heaven s eternal home, TH E LI L' T H E Lil y s p eaks in accents soft of Life and Truth and Love And of a heaven far above Where men are healed and hope swells U p again. T i s the Resurrection hour And from within this p ea rl - like flower Comes the incense from above Beckoning man aside from the weary paths of Bidding us come inside And there to stay, never more from the Father s H ouse to roam.

8 The Father s H ouse is boundless Love, Around, about, above. I nfinite Freedom giving To those who in their lives are living Reflections of the Parent Mind And through His glory ever shine.

10 hither, TH E 'A LL T H E Truth which cometh down from heaven to heal Was by a woman hidden in three measures of meal. Till now the lump is rising high To meet the Lord and His Christ in the sky. And j erus alem which is the Mother of us all I s sending forth the mighty call, Come up Where Truth and Love unite I n a vesture pure and white. Come ye wedding guest To your blessed Saviour s rest And out from that high and holy habitation Shall flow the world s salvation.

12 I n my garden, in my garden, MY ROS E M' rose, my rose, I n the sunshine fair it grows, And I bury my face in its fragrant its pardon. But when men s thoughts shall Be illumined with divine things of This rose mine Shall raise head and sing its Oh me and bliss 'give jo y For higher things. A Smile from God, a kiss, a breath To light the wanderer, save from death. And then ascending up to God as incense rare, Going to Him who g iveth all and hath to spare.

14 The bounty from her hand, Spring doth call me, To ri se, to rise into newness of life, S PRING I H E A R the birds twitter and sing With the first fair breath of Spring. Love doth a wonderous picture make For every one who will but take I n this beautiful flowering land. I t makes my soul long to be free To bud and blossom as the rose, ' To melt all trace of winter snows, To still the murmur of sorrow and strife. For me, for me the world is bright Everything sparkles with color and light, For love, for love is in my heart, And I long thi s ' o y to impart And everlasting freshness give My part of earth, that all may live.

16 Sending out its perfume sweet, TO ALI CE M''. S. WH ITE T H E flower of our friendship blossoms and grows, Like the fragrant rose. M aking a lo ve - strewn path for friendship s feet.

20 is plain, SAFETY I ' I am p ure, and walk in' the footsteps Master No harm can come to me, For His is the way of Salvation sure ' And is for me and thee. For through His chosen Messenger the way to - day For he said the Comforter would come to us again. So hand in His I walk the way of deliverance sure, Promised to those whose hearts are pure.

22 POSI NG D ON T pose But to thyself e ' pose thy every So that you may e' alt The perfect idea So pure and clear. Then all mankind may see The pressed thee Christ e' in And thou a be pattern Of that which posing would only Seemingly make of thee.

24 gown, MAMMY S BOY MA M M ' strolled about the town Her kerchief and cap so neat, and so trim her And by her side wi th collar big and trowsers small Was her little charge, now grown tall. Mos a man Mammy would say I n her fond caressing way. Mammy would like to see her boy And hear about his latest ' toy. At school he soon tired and would not stay And now in an of 'ce is making his way. He likes his work, And does not his duty shirk Mammy s boy.

28 I LA U G H, I pray, I sing, I dance, And say her song was heard, I laugh, I pray, I sing, I dance, That holds me by the hand forsooth, Who have not let go the Father s ' hand. I LAUGH, I PRAY, I SING, I DANCE And if the Father hears perchance The accent of my melody so faint, I shall be turned into the likeness of a saint, And have m y name writ in the book Where all the world may come and look, For she meekly' piped her roundelay like some woodland bird. Who can wake me from this trance' I t is not a trance, it i s the Truth And leads me to the Golden Gate Of Love, who is ever there to wait The entrance of the angel band

30 My heart melts with tears, Oh, those Violets sweet, And fill immensity fair, Whose fragrance, all encompassing, l s Lo v e. ON VIOLETS BROUGHT ME B Y MY FATH ER OH those fragrant violets blue, So often when I think, father And sweet ' uietude allays all My whole heart goes out to meet The perfume of hearts desire And makes my thought aspire. To broader views of things The voice within me soars and sings Till it would almost burst the bounds Of audible sounds. With perfume so e' 'uisitely rare, Reaching the Father s House above,

32 birthday, I t gained its bright and honored name, TO GR E ENSBORO NO RT H CAROLINA GRE EN S B ORO is soon to celebrate her hundredth And I should like to write a little lay That would immortali 'e this paradise Which lies so near my heart And sing a song that would resound The whole world round. From our General of Revolutionary fame And ever fresh with verdure fair Nature with her n aming seemed to share. Dear Friends I love you all and feel that you have the right To call upon your children anywhere T o sing your praises far and near. 2 7

36 O 'I love i t so, And the water sings a lullaby, TH E OCEAN I LOVE to steal from the city And roam by the ocean s breast, To watch it in all ' its varying moods I n its gorgeous changes drest. Where the bree'es blow soft and low And the clouds float by in the golden sky As the gulls skim over the crest and fly. Music sweet fills the air And drives from my mind all care, The silver moon rises o er the water purity God for all the world is surety.

38 PATMOS COM E into the sunlight with me, Then all the dream shadows will And man h imself ' will see The universe as it is to be. The beloved disciple saw God s word fulfilled in Spirit s And from the rocky island bare Gave of his bounty fair. His pure thought touched the Heart divine And of its glorious hidden mine Did pour upon the earth treasures rare, ' ewels beyond compare. Until in time fulfilment came ' The mystery taken from His Holy name As was declared by the angel of old Who to 'ohn this wonderous story told.

40 Making everything in God s universe b right, As the Father said in His word He would do. The li ttle book has come to light Making all of the promises true,

44 REFRESHMENT OH gentle cup which drops the dew upon the waitingearth Bathing the tiny blades of grass, bringing them into ful ler birth. Oh waitin earth may the shower delay g not Thy stains of sin to wash away And leave thee pure and clean Regenerated freed from all that is base and,,. mean Stretch out thine arms and breathe again the air of heaven, O y e sons men.

46 seen, TO j U LI A HOMESLEY SW E ET as the Lil y - of - th e - Valle y Hidden in its folds of green, Lo oking unto the Eternal, the perfect now And saying, Father am I worthy to upon call. A voice within whispers, is All.

48 The dove cannot ever stay, B ut with the noon of day, TH E DOVE I T lay in the street wounded and bleeding The passers - by scarcely heeding The piteous ap p eal of Love. B aring i ts breast as the dove 'To awaken the sleeper '' Will fly f r om whence her healing came And there are no more lame. So dear children in the street Skipping along with careless feet, Let us minister of our love To the wounded stricken dove. What the dove desired to do Was to awaken me and you,

52 Oh how good it is to nestle close, Mother dear, MY SON RO' ' me to sleep again, Mother, just as you used to do, When I am tired and weary my thought reaches out to you, Always with confidence strengthened by com - munion with you, Mother dear. All the world seems a garden of flowers with never a trace of fear. And hear y o ur l sweet words of counsel and cheer. Let me rest in your love and strong enough grow To take other nestlings and fondle them so, Until finding the great Parent above Whose one ble s sed name is Mo th er - Lo ve.

54 I s the mortal sense of thin g s, FROM MORTAL SENSE MADE FREE RE ST LE s s, ill at ease, Like hunger ne er appeased And its striving never brings Within our grasp the real and true ' I t is the higher aim that brings The pure and good to view. The longing from this miserable self to be free Toward the dayspring our weary eyes begin to see The rays Of risen light Which will lift us from the shadows of the night.

56 Envelops us in endless Life, Where all the shadows flee, And man forever dwells in Life s infini ty. ON E ETERNAL MIND TH E RE is one eternal mind That g o v erneth all things And of i ts glories endless We always love to tell. Of how the Father, Mother Love Lifts our thought to realms above, And takes out of the world all pain strife. And calls Come Unto Me

60 Their trials and j oys. T o ' OHN BOYS B oy s, boys, full of nonsense and noise, But we love them, we love them, the dear little boys. They are so noble and so tru e And when reproved they look at you, With their eyes of brown or blue, And sa y We are boys, only bo ys. So on goes the song of the dear Of their p leasures, and sorrows, Until into manhood they grow, And we still love them so The boys, the larger boys.

62 Stood a little Miss, Come with me, she pleaded, There appeared a tiny frown, When suddenly bursting into glee, TO ELI 'AB ETH ROTH I N A GARDEN FAIR I N a Garden Fair, By a brooklet there, Her lips pursed for a From the Fairy Maiden With jo y laden Under the water there. But the Fair y never heeded When on the face so fair and roun She e' claimed, ' The fairy is me '

64 Sweetly sung throughout all time, And like a mighty chorus, in a belfry high, WE ARE B ELLS, I N ORDER T H E bells, which chime sweet music from Spirits hol y place, Tell the story of blessedness in every upturned face. We chime and together chime And out o er th fields of heather e the music of the Comes bells Over hill and over dell, And it ever bears the message Bu t is ever coming nearer As we j oin the holy chime We each a bell i n order Sing to our Father in the

AMAZING GRACE. 1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.

AMAZING GRACE. 1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see. 1 AMAZING GRACE 1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see. 2. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my