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 every object here I see

Something, O Lord, that leads to Thee;

Firm as the rock Thy promise stands,

Thy mercies countless as the sands,

Thy love a sea immensely wide,

Thy grace an overflowing tide.

In every object here I see

Something, my heart, that points to thee;

Hard as the rocks that bound the strand,

Unfruitful as the barren sand,