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 everlasting hills—pointed the sinner’s eye.

By prophets, seers, and priests, and sacred bards,

Evangelists, apostles, men inspired,

And by the Holy Ghost anointed, set

Apart and consecrated to declare

On earth the counsels of the Eternal one,

This book—this holiest, this sublimest book

Was sent. Heaven’s will, Heaven’s code of laws entire

To man, this book contained; defined the bounds

Of vice and virtue, and of life and death;