A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations / Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional Poetry.
CONSISTING OF
CHOICE PASSAGES FROM THE SACRED POETRY
OF ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES,
CLASSIFIED AND ARRANGED, FOR FACILITY OF REFERENCE, UNDER SUBJECT HEADINGS;
ILLUSTRATED BY STRIKING PASSAGES FROM SCRIPTURE,
AND FORMING ALTOGETHER
A COMPLETE BOOK OF DEVOTIONAL POETRY.
EDITED BY H. G. ADAMS.
EDITOR OF THE “CYCLOPÆDIA OF POETICAL QUOTATIONS,” ETC.
NEW EDITION.
“A verse may find him who a sermon flies,
And turn delight into a sacrifice.”—Herbert.
Unknown
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PREFACE.
TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES MONTGOMERY.
AARON.
ABEL.
ABHORRENCE.
ABIDE—ABODE.
ABOUND—ABUNDANCE.
ABOVE.
ABRAHAM.
ABSENCE.
ACCEPTANCE.
ACQUAINTANCE.
ADAM AND EVE.
ADMONITION.
ADORATION.
ADVENT.
ADVERSITY.
AFFECTION.
AFFLICTION.
AGE.
ALMIGHTY.
AMBITION.
ANGELS.
ANGER.
APOSTLES.
ASCENSION.
ATHEISM.
ATONEMENT.
AVARICE.
AWAKE—ARISE.
AWE.
BAPTISM.
BAPTIST, JOHN THE.
BEAUTIFUL.
BELIEF—UNBELIEF.
BELLS.
BENEFICENCE—BENEVOLENCE.
BENEFIT.
BENIGNITY.
THE BIBLE.
BIRDS—FOWLS.
BIRTH—BORN.
BLESSING—BLESSEDNESS—BLESS.
BLINDNESS.
BLOOD.
BLOSSOM.
BOLDNESS.
BONDAGE.
BOOK.
BOUNTY.
BREAD.
BREAK—BREAKING.
BREATH—BREATHING.
BRIGHTNESS.
BROTHERHOOD.
CALAMITY.
CALMNESS.
CALVARY.
CANAAN.
CAPTIVITY.
CARE—CAREFUL.
CHANGE.
CHARITY.
CHARGE.
CHASTENING.
CHERUB—SERAPH.
CHILDHOOD—INFANCY.
CHRIST—CHRISTMAS.
CHRISTIANITY.
CHURCH.
CITY.
CLOTHES.
CLOUDS.
COMFORT.
COMMAND—COMMANDMENT.
COMPASSION.
CONCORD.
CONQUEST.
CONSCIENCE.
CONSOLATION.
CONTENT.
CONTRITION.
COURAGE.
COURT.
COVENANT—RAINBOW.
CREATION.
CROWN.
CROSS—CRUCIFIXION.
DANGER.
DARKNESS.
DAVID.
DAY.
DEATH.
DEFENCE.
DELIGHT.
DELIVERANCE.
DELUSIONS.
DENIAL.
DESIRE—DESIRES.
DESOLATION.
DESTRUCTION.
DEVOTION—DEVOUT.
DEW.
DISTRESS.
DOUBT.
DREAD—DREADFUL.
DUST.
DUTY.
DWELL—DWELLING.
EARTH.
ELEMENTS.
ENVY.
ERROR.
ESTATE.
ETERNITY.
EVENING.
EXAMPLE.
FAITH.
FALL.
FAME.
FAREWELL.
FATHER.
FEAR.
FELLOWSHIP.
FINISHED.
FLOOD.
FLOWERS.
FOLLY.
FORGETFULNESS.
FORGIVENESS.
FOUNDATION.
FOUNTAIN.
FRAILTY.
FREEDOM.
FRIENDSHIP.
GAIN.
GARDEN—EDEN—GETHSEMANE.
GENTLENESS.
GIVING.
GLORY.
GOD.
GOLD.
GOODNESS.
GOSPEL.
GRACE.
GRAVE—TOMB.
GREATNESS.
GRIEF.
GUIDANCE.
GUILT.
HAPPINESS.
HARVEST.
HATRED.
HEAD.
HEALING.
HEALTH.
HEARING.
HEART.
HEAVEN—HEAVENS.
HELL.
HELP.
HILLS.
HOLINESS.
HOME.
HONESTY.
HONOUR.
HOPE.
HOUSE.
HUMILITY.
HYMN.
HYPOCRISY.
IDOLATRY.
IMAGE.
IMMORTALITY.
INSPIRATION.
INSTRUCTION.
INTERCESSION.
ISRAEL.
JEHOVAH.
JERUSALEM.
JESUS.
JEWS.
JORDAN.
JUDAH.
JUDGE—JUDGMENT.
JUSTICE.
KINDNESS.
KING.
KINGDOM.
KNOWLEDGE.
LABOUR.
LAND.
LAW.
LEAF.
LEARNING.
LIBERTY.
LIFE.
LIGHT.
LORD.
LOVE.
LOWLINESS.
MAN.
MARRIAGE.
MARTYRDOM.
MEEKNESS.
MEETING.
MERCY.
MESSAGE.
MESSIAH.
MIND.
MINISTRY.
MIRACLES.
MISERY.
MISSIONARIES.
MOMENT—MINUTE.
MORNING.
MOSES.
MOTHER.
MOUNTAIN.
MOURNING.
MURDER.
MUSIC.
MYSTERY.
NAME.
NATURE.
NIGHT.
OBEDIENCE—DISOBEDIENCE.
OFFERING.
ONE.
PARADISE.
PARDON.
PARENTS.
PASSIONS.
PAST.
PASTOR.
PATIENCE.
PEACE.
PERFECTION.
PESTILENCE—PLAGUE.
PHILOSOPHY.
PILGRIMAGE.
PITY.
PLEASING—PLEASURE.
POVERTY.
POWER.
PRAISE.
PRAYER.
PREACHING.
PREPARATION.
PRESENCE—OMNIPRESENCE.
PRIDE.
PRIEST.
PRISON.
PROMISE.
PROPHECY—PROPHETS.
PROSPERITY.
PSALM.
PUNISHMENT.
PURITY.
QUIET.
RANSOM.
REASON—REASONS.
REDEEMER.
REDEMPTION.
REFUGE.
RELIGION.
REMEMBRANCE.
REPENTANCE.
RESIGNATION.
REST.
RESURRECTION—RISING.
REVELATION.
REVENGE.
REVERENCE.
REWARD.
RICHES.
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
RIVERS.
ROCK.
ROD.
SABBATH.
SACRIFICE.
SAFETY—SAVING.
SAINT.
SALVATION.
SATAN.
SAVIOUR.
SCORN.
SEA.
SEASONS.
SEEING—SIGHT.
SEEKING.
SEPULCHRE—TOMB.
SERVICE.
SHADE—SHADOW.
SHEEP—SHEPHERD.
SHORTNESS.
SICKNESS.
SILENCE.
SIN.
SINAI.
SINGING—SONG.
SKY.
SLANDER.
SLAVERY.
SLEEP.
SLOTH.
SNARE.
SOLDIERS.
SOLOMON.
SON.
SORROW.
SOUL.
SOWING.
SPEECH.
SPIRIT.
STARS.
STILLNESS.
STORM.
STRANGER.
STREAM.
STRENGTH.
STRIFE.
SUBMISSION.
SUFFERING.
SUN.
SUPERSTITION.
SUPPER, THE LORD’S.
SUPPLICATION.
TEACHING.
TEARS.
TEMPERANCE.
TEMPLE.
TEMPTATION.
THANKFULNESS.
THOUGHT.
TIDINGS.
TIME.
TO-DAY—TO-MORROW.
TONGUE.
TREASURE.
TREE.
TREMBLING.
TRIAL.
TRIBULATION.
TRIUMPH.
TROUBLE.
TRUST.
TRUTH.
UNITY.
VALOUR.
VANITY.
VAPOUR.
VENGEANCE.
VICTORY.
VINE.
VIOLENCE.
VIRTUE.
VISIONS.
VOICE.
WAITING.
WALKING.
WANDER.
WANT.
WAR.
WATCHING.
WATER.
WAVES.
WAY.
WEAKNESS.
WEALTH.
WEARINESS.
WEEPING.
WELL.
WIFE.
WILL—WILLING.
WIND.
WISDOM.
WITNESS.
WOE.
WOMAN.
WORD.
WORKS—WORK.
WORLD.
WORSHIP.
WORTHY.
WOUND.
WRATH.
YEAR.
YOUTH.
ZEAL.
ZION.
INDEX OF AUTHORS’ NAMES.
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
