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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Watts.

HILLS.

The chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills.—Deuteronomy, xxxiii. 15.

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.—Psalm xcvii. 5.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.—Isaiah, liv. 10.

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, cover us.—Luke, xxiii. 30.

Oh! my heart panteth to be far away,

Amid the hills—the everlasting hills;

For in my dreams last night a thousand rills