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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For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.—Hebrews, vii. 26, 28.

Behold, Melchizedek!

And he who for himself and for his seed

Paid tithes to him, and he who thus bespake

His pious Father: “But where is the Lamb

For sacrifice?”—his dignity partake,

Humbly with Isaac and with Abraham,

The eternal priest bowed down in silent prayer.

Messiah thus—

“Ere Abraham was, I am!