Christian Science MUSIC – 7 MBE HYMNS + POETRY Index

Hymn 253-257, Poem p. 12 - 1883. ~ O'er waiting harpstrings of the mind  ~ First Line of Hymn Text 

In 1883 her path is not an easy one and she needs the reassurance of "Christ My Refuge". "And o'er earth's troubled, angry sea I see Christ walk, And come to me, and tenderly, Divinely talk."

Hymn 23-28, Poem p. 29 - 1898. ~ Blest Christmas morn... First Line of  Hymn Text 

From this wedlock of Principle and idea we can learn to be reborn, as in "Christmas Morn" - learn to regard man as "Thou God-idea, Life-encrowned," of which the human concept is but a shadow.

Hymn 298-300, Poem p. 75 - 1875.  ~ Saw ye my Saviour?..... First  line of Hymn Text

"There follow the poems of 1866--1868 which reflect the years of wandering and of gradual consolidation of this discovery: "Give us this day our daily fopd / In knowing what Thou art!" (p. 28). What Thou art is then identified in 1871 as "Truth, the Life, the Principle of man" (p. 70). Soon she is able to purchase the first home of her own, and celebrates it in "Woman's Rights" (p. 21). Then, writing from this new home-summit and immediately after the first edition of Science and Health is published, she composes the confident "Hymn of Christian Science," now known as the "Communion Hymn" (p. 75): "Saw ye my Saviour? Heard ye the glad sound? Felt ye the power of the Word?"

Hymn 304-309, Poem p.14 - 1887. ~ Shepherd, show me how to go... First  Line of Hymn Text 

While waiting and acting as pastor of the church in 1887, she prays to the great Shepherd, "Shepherd, show me how to go ... How to feed Thy sheep".

Hymn 30-32, Poem p. 6 - 1896. ~ Brood o'er us with Thy shelt'ring  wing... First Line of Hymn Text 

At that time there are factions within the church, and so it is the members who are being urged to pray, "Brood o'er us with Thy shelt'ring wing, 'Neath which our spirits blend.

Hymn 207-212, Poem p. 4 - 1893. ~ O gentle presence, peace ... First  Line of Hymn Text 

There is now a gap of six years before the next one, "Mother's Evening Prayer". The new church is established, and Mrs. Eddy's personal mothering is being withdrawn in favour of "Thou Love that guards the nestling's faltering flight!

Hymn 160-162, Poem p. 79 - 1900. ~ It matters not what be thy  lot, ... First Line of Hymn Text 

Thus if faithful we would arrive at the last poem in the book, "Satisfied". On a personal level we know that "It matters not what be thy lot, So Love doth guide;" and in the wider generic sense.