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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But oh! Thy softer titles let me claim,

And plead my cause by Mercy’s gentle name.

Mercy, that wipes the penitential tear,

And dissipates the horrors of despair;

From righteous Justice steals the vengeful hour,

Softens the dreadful attributes of power,

Disarms the wrath of an offended God,

And seals my pardon in a Saviour’s blood.

Mrs. Carter.

O, Thou, whose piercing thought