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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Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.—Exodus, xx. 7.

Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.—Psalm cxiii. 2.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.—Proverbs, xxii. 1.

God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name.

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow.—Philippians, ii. 9, 10.

We wish our names eternally to live.

Wild dream! which ne’er had haunted human thought,

Had not our natures been eternal too.