. In addition to the sublime poetry of the Old Testament
inspiring passages from the New Testament not elsewhere used are given
here. These are not in poetic form, but the sublimity of thought and
lofty style of utterance entitle them to a place beside the splendid
poetry of the Old Testament. The contents of this volume ought to become
perfectly familiar to older children by frequent reading and study.

We hope that it may be found extremely useful also for devotional
reading; for family and public devotions and for private reading. Here,
in one volume, are those portions of the Holy Scriptures which, in a
peculiar sense, grew out of a deep spiritual feeling. To these portions
particularly, the best minds of the ages have turned for spiritual
uplift, for inspiration and consolation. The editors can hope for no
higher reward than that this book should contribute to the growth of
personal spiritual life.

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CONTENTS.

THE POETRY OF THE BIBLE. 11

SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 15

SELECTIONS FROM JOB. 177

SELECTIONS FROM THE SONG OF SONGS. 233

SELECTIONS FROM ECCLESIASTES. 241

SELECTIONS FROM THE PROVERBS. 247

SELECTIONS FROM THE PROPHETS. 259

1 Isaiah. 264
2 Jeremiah. 297
3 Ezekiel. 344
4 Amos. 354
5 Hosea. 363
6 Micah. 367
7 Obadiah. 370
8 Joel. 374
9 Zephaniah. 380
10 Nahum. 385
11 Habakkuk. 392
12 Haggai. 397
13 Zechariah. 401
14 Malachi. 408

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SELECTIONS FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT. 411
1 The Christian Life and Service. 413
2 The Greatest Thing in the World 425
3 Following in the Footsteps of
Jesus (from the book of James) 426

4 The Gospel of Love and Sonship. 435
5 The Christian Athlete. 438
6 The Christian Temple. 440
7 The Christian Warrior. 447
8 The Hope of Immortality. 449
9 Selections from the Apocalypse. 456

HYMNS OF THE AGES 479

NOTES 495

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THE POETRY OF THE BIBLE

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