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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On, pilgrim! that hill richly circled with rays

Is Zion! Lo, there is the “city of saints!”

And the beauties, the glories, that region displays,

Inspiration’s own language imperfectly paints.

Mrs. Opie.

Pilgrim, burden’d with thy sin,

Come the way to Zion’s gate,

There, till mercy speaks within,

Knock, and weep, and watch, and wait.

Knock—he knows the sinner’s cry;