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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Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows,

On this Thy day, in this Thy house,

And own, as grateful sacrifice,

The songs which from the desert rise.

Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love,

But there’s a nobler rest above;

To that our labouring souls aspire,

With ardent pangs of strong desire.

No more fatigue, no more distress,

Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place;