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28            Poems by Mary Baker Eddy

  	      INVOCATION FOR 1868 

 1	    FATHER of every age,
  	      Of every rolling sphere,
 3	    Help us to write a death-
  	        less page
  	    Of truth, this dawning year! 

 6	    Help us to humbly bow
  	      To Thy all-wise behest — 
  	    Whate'er the gift of joy or woe,
 9	      Knowing Thou, knowest best. 

  	    Aid our poor soul to sing
  	      Above the tempest's glee;
12	    Give us the eagle's fearless wing,
  	      The dove's to soar to Thee! 

  	    All-merciful and good,
15	      Hover the homeless heart! 
  	    Give us this day our daily food
  	      In knowing what Thou art! 

18	      Swampscott, Mass., January 1, 1868.