Eberhard Arnold Poems

Man – heart, body, soul, and spirit –
steel yourself, put on your armor:
mighty battles stand ahead.
Give yourself with every fiber,
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Give me a heart, dear heavenly Father,
a heart that’s free of all self-will,
a heart obedient to thy counsel,
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See how the bee-people swarm together –
what perfect oneness they display!
They build and serve and work as one.
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Communion of fire, in ardent purity –
communion of life, of radiant unity –
communion of peace: a luminous gleam –
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Silent devotions.
From treetops tall
soft twitters resound,
but not one call.
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You are the impulse of first love,
the root of each good deed.
Your spirit wakes and strengthens us,
us counsels in our need.
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The city: a maelstrom
of frenzied crowds.
Roaming hordes
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The will is a power.
In the spirit, it calls
you forth and gives
shape and form to all.
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Twilight falls, hope flees the heart.
Temples collapse, things fall apart
as day departs.
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Drifting, trembling,
aching voice –
alone in the universe
echoless.
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