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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The eternal voice of God is passing by,

And the red winds are withering in the sky!

E. A. Poe.

SIN.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.—Psalm xxxii. 1.

I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.—Psalm xxxviii. 18.

Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.—Psalm li. 9.

I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.—Isaiah, xliv. 22.

By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.—Romans, v. 12.