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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The sun is but a spark of fire,—

A transient meteor in the sky:

The soul, immortal as its Sire,

Shall never die!

J. Montgomery.

Prisoners of hope! heirs of eternity!

Waiting for the consummate day, when time

Shall be no more—Why on the past dwell ye?

Prisoners of hope! look to the goal sublime