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Eternal Mind the Potter is

Representative Text

1 Eternal Mind the Potter is,
And thought th' eternal clay;
The hand that fashions is divine
His works pass not away.
Man is the noblest work of God,
His beauty, power and grace,
Immortal; perfect as his Mind
Reflected face to face.

2 God could not make imperfect man
His model infinite;
Unhallowed thought He could not plan,
Love's work and Love must fit
Life, Truth and Love the pattern make,
Christ is the perfect heir;
The clouds of sense roll back, and show
The form divinely fair.

3 God's will is done; His kingdom come;
The Potter's work is plain,
The longing to be good and true
Has brought the light again
And man does stand as God's own child,
The image of His love.
Let gladness ring from every tongue,
And heaven and earth approve.

Source: Spiritualist Hymnal (3rd ed.) #178

Author: Mary Alice Dayton

Dayton, Mary Alice (?--1940, Concord, New Hampshire). A resident of Quincy, Illinois, she studied with Mary Baker Eddy in 1889. She lived in Quincy, Massachusetts, 1893-1939, thereafter in Concord, New Hampshire. She was a Christian Science practitioner and teacher, 1892-1939. --Joan E. Wilson, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Eternal Mind the Potter is
Author: Mary Alice Dayton
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Christian Science Hymnal #467

Christian Science Hymnal #468

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