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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Sweet is the solemn voice that calls

The christian to the house of prayer!

I love to stand within its walls,

For Thou, O Lord, art present there!

I love to tread the hallowed courts,

Where two or three for worship meet;

For thither Christ himself resorts,

And makes the little band complete.

Lyte.

The earth is one great temple, made