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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In such like moments, even the wisest sinks

Unto the dust: he, too, is formed of dust;

But soon again he rises purified

By Fate’s worst blast, and thus the Eternal’s will

Declares and proves its own omnipotence.

From the German of Herder.

With God a thousand years are as one day;

He in one day can sum a thousand years;

All acts with him are equal; for no more

It costs Omnipotence to build a world,