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.

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GAIN.

What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul.—Mark, viii. 36.

For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.—Philippians, i. 21.

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.—Philippians, iii. 7.

Godliness with contentment is great gain.—I. Timothy, vi. 6.

Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain.

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.—James, iv. 13, 14.

I left the God of truth and light,

I left the God who gave me breath,

To wander in the wilds of night,

And perish in the snares of death.

In riches when I sought for joy,

And placed in sordid gain my trust,

I found that gold was all alloy,

And worldly pleasures fleeting dust.

J. Montgomery.

The Christian knows each cloud of grief

Bears impress of his God;

That love, he knows, will send relief

Which sends the chastening rod.

He suffers still:—God doth not spare;

But, lo, He soothes his grief!—

The Christian has a cross to bear,—

But has a Christ’s relief!

A crown was purchased by his cross,

A Paradise by pain;

And for His sake, each present loss

Shall yield eternal gain.

Anon.

No more, my God, I boast no more

Of all the duties I have done;

I quit the hopes I held before,

To trust the merits of Thy Son.

Now for the love I bear His name,

What was my gain I count my loss;

My former pride I call my shame,

And nail my glory to His cross.

Watts.