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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Proclaim ye Easter’s dawn is drawing nigh?

The word of hope in that sweet music ringing,

That once, when o’er his sepulchre did close

The shades of night, from angel lips arose,

Assurance of a covenant renew’d to mortals bringing.

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What in your mighty sweetness, do you seek,

Ye tones of Heaven, with me that dwell in dust?

Seek elsewhere mortals flexible and weak.

I hear the message, but I cannot trust;