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 waste of nature to repair,

And kindle sacred flame,

A flame to purify the earth,

Exalt her sons on high,

And train them for their second birth—

Their birth beyond the sky.

J. Montgomery.

INTERCESSION.

He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.—Isaiah, liii. 12.