What do you think?
Rate this book
And the Greatest of These Is Love
A new collection of poems captures the essence of God's love for his creatures, love among all people, the love of nature, and the love of life
126 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1980
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
December 2, 2025
How the world needs love right now. 💔
I previously read a few of Helen Steiner Rice's collections - Somebody Loves You, Always A Springtime, and Showers of Blessings... and even bought a couple for my sister that I liked. So apparently, being on my fourth volume of Rice's poetry, I must really like it. 🤣
HSR uses pretty descriptive words, and you can actually visualize her poetry. This volume has a lot of themed poems- especially Easter and Christmas. 🎄
One poem that really stood out to me was "Keep America in Your Care." Things in the last few months have been getting chaotic generally, so it really resonated with me. 🇺🇸
Another poem I really liked was "Ireland is the Land of Love, Legends, and Laughter." It caught my attention because I'm a part-Irish girl myself. It describes a lot of the beautiful things about Ireland, like the Emerald Isle. I'd also never heard the legend of the saint and the shamrock. 🍀
I really like HSR, and this was a really nice collection of her poems. A few of them I recognized from previous collections- like "Blessings In Disguise Are Often Difficult to Recognize."
I lucked onto this collection at the library book sale...will definitely keep my eye out for more. 📖
#helensteinerrice #booksworthreading #bookrecommendations #reading #books #poetry
I previously read a few of Helen Steiner Rice's collections - Somebody Loves You, Always A Springtime, and Showers of Blessings... and even bought a couple for my sister that I liked. So apparently, being on my fourth volume of Rice's poetry, I must really like it. 🤣
HSR uses pretty descriptive words, and you can actually visualize her poetry. This volume has a lot of themed poems- especially Easter and Christmas. 🎄
One poem that really stood out to me was "Keep America in Your Care." Things in the last few months have been getting chaotic generally, so it really resonated with me. 🇺🇸
Another poem I really liked was "Ireland is the Land of Love, Legends, and Laughter." It caught my attention because I'm a part-Irish girl myself. It describes a lot of the beautiful things about Ireland, like the Emerald Isle. I'd also never heard the legend of the saint and the shamrock. 🍀
I really like HSR, and this was a really nice collection of her poems. A few of them I recognized from previous collections- like "Blessings In Disguise Are Often Difficult to Recognize."
I lucked onto this collection at the library book sale...will definitely keep my eye out for more. 📖
#helensteinerrice #booksworthreading #bookrecommendations #reading #books #poetry
Read
May 16, 2008811.5
August 28, 2010
This is a beautiful collection of some of the best written poems. I do not know how many cards I have sent that have held one of these poems inside. Helen Steiner Rice's poems are priceless.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews