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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Of true contrition; like the placid wreaths

Of incense, wafted from the righteous shrine

Where Abel ministered, to the blest seat

Of Mercy, an accepted sacrifice,

Humiliation’s conscious plaint ascends.

Samuel Hayes.

Lord! who art merciful as well as just,

Incline thine ear to me, a child of dust!

Not what I would, O Lord! I offer thee,

Alas! but what I can.