E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Pilar Somoza Fernandez, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Transcriber's note: Spelling mistakes have been left in the text to match the original, except for obvious typographical errors, which have been corrected. POEMS WITH POWER TO STRENGTHEN THE SOUL Compiled and Edited by JAMES MUDGE Revised and Enlarged Edition The Abingdon Press New York Cincinnati Chicago Copyright, 1907, 1909, by Eaton & Mains Printed in the United States of America First Edition Printed November, 1907 Second Printing, March, 1909 Third Printing, October, 1911 Fourth Printing, July, 1915 Fifth Printing, May, 1919 Sixth Printing, January, 1922 Seventh Printing, April, 1925 Eighth Printing, March, 1928 Ninth Printing, October, 1930 Tenth Printing, September, 1934 TO ALL WHO ARE AT THE SAME TIME LOVERS OF GOOD POETRY AND LOVERS OF GOOD CHARACTER, DEVOTED TO GOD AND THEIR FELLOW-MEN, AS WELL AS TO LITERATURE, THE COMPILER, WHO CLAIMS A LITTLE PLACE IN THIS LARGE COMPANY, DEDICATES THE RESULT OF HIS PLEASANT LABORS CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE vii SUBJECTS: HEROISM--CHIVALRY, NOBILITY, HONOR, TRUTH 1 COURAGE--CONSTANCY, CONFIDENCE, STRENGTH, VALOR 14 INDEPENDENCE--MANHOOD, FIRMNESS, EARNESTNESS, RESOLUTION 22 GREATNESS--FAME, SUCCESS, PROGRESS, VICTORY 28 DUTY--LOYALTY, FAITHFULNESS, CONSCIENCE, ZEAL 41 SERVICE--USEFULNESS, BENEVOLENCE, LABOR 50 BROTHERHOOD--CHARITY, SYMPATHY, EXAMPLE, INFLUENCE 66 CONSECRATION--SUBMISSION, DEVOTION, PURITY 79 PEACE--REST, CALM, STILLNESS 88 HUMILITY--MEEKNESS, WEAKNESS, SELFLESSNESS 95 CONTENTMENT--RESIGNATION, PATIENCE, COMPENSATION 103 ASPIRATION--DESIRE, SUPPLICATION, GROWTH 115 PRAYER--WORSHIP, COMMUNION, DEVOTION 123 JOY--PRAISE, CHEERFULNESS, HAPPINESS 138 AFFLICTION--CONSOLATION, TRIAL, ENDURANCE 149 LOVE--DIVINE GOODNESS, UNSELFISHNESS 163 HOPE--PROGRESS, OPTIMISM, ENTHUSIASM 170 FAITH--ASSURANCE, DOUBT, UNBELIEF 177 TRUST--GUIDANCE, SAFETY, GLADNESS 187 GOD'S CARE--PROVIDENCE, GOD'S KNOWLEDGE AND BENEFICENCE 199 GOD'S WILL--OBEDIENCE, DIVINE UNION 209