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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God hath raised man, since God a man became;

The angels do admire this mystery,

And are astonished when they view the same:

Nor hath He given these blessings for a day,

Nor made them on the body’s life depend;

The soul, though made in time, survives for aye;

And though it hath beginning, sees no end.

Sir John Davies.

So fair is man, that death (a parting blast,)