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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STILLNESS.

And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:

And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.—I. Kings, xix. 11, 12.

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.—Psalm iv. 4.

Be still, and know that I am God.—Psalm xlvi. 10.

’Tis stillness now! A sudden stay

Has check’d the wild wind on its way,

As, screaming on its mother’s breast,

At once the infant sinks to rest.

And now, throughout the wood, that late