A library of religious poetry
Subtitle: a collection of the best poems of all ages and tongues, with biographical and literary notes
By: edited by Philip Schaff and Arthur Gilman.
Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls Company
Published: 1895
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1004
Subjects: Religious poetry
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: LIST OF AUTHORS AND POEMS xv; title: THE POET i; title: Subjective Poems, in which the Poet writes of himself, his Mission, Companionships, and Hopes.; title: THE POET AND NATURE 29; title: The Poet's Observations on Nature (Mountains, Flowers, Birds, the Stars, the Rainbow, the Sea) especially as the Work of God uttering his Praise.; title: THE POET AS A NARRATOR 71; title: Narrative and Descriptive Poems, and Poems based upon Historical Characters and Events.; title: In His Name 143; title: Narrative Poems regarding Labors done in the Name of Christ; title: THE POET SINGS OF COUNTRY 169; title: Poems of Patriotism, Home Missions; title: SCRIPTURAL PLACES, SCENES, AND CHARACTERS 191; title: Poems relating to Palestine and the East, and to Events in sacred History.; title: THE POET CONTEMPLATES TIMES AND SEASONS 245; title: Poems on the Year, the New Year, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Harvest, Winter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, the Day, Morning, Noontide, Evening, Night.; title: THE POET CONTEMPLATES LIFE AND EXPERIENCE 301; title: Life in general, Life a Pilgrimage, Duty, Sin, Penitence, Forgiveness, Conversion, Reason, Faith and Doubt, Hope, Peace, Love to God and Man, Humility, the Ministry, Missions, the Church Militant, Christian Fellowship, Thankfulness.; title: THE DRAMATIST'S VIEW OF LIFE AND DUTY 393; title: Extracts indicating the Nature of the Moral Lessons to be derived from the Writings of Shakespeare.; title: THE POET CONTEMPLATES THE FAMILY LIFE 407; title: The Family, Home, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Childhood, Age.; title: THE CHRISTIAN EPIC 443; title: Extracts from the several Books of " Paradise Lost," by which the story of the Poem is told.; title: THE POET WITH GOD 463; title: Poems on the Holy Trinity, the Character of God the Father, and the Relations of Man to him.; title: The Poets Trusting Heart 509; title: Poems expressing Trust and Resignation.; title: God's Praise 532; title: Songs of Praise and Thanksgiving to God.; title: Prayer 549; title: Poems which are Prayers, and Poems on the Nature of Prayer.; title: The Lord's Day 563; title: Poems on the Sabbath.; title: The Lord's House 582; title: Poems on Subjects connected with the House of God.; title: God's Word 591; title: Poems on the Bible as God's Revelation.; title: THE POET CONTEMPLATES THE SAVIOUR 597; title: Hymns and Poems of Praise to Jesus.; title: The Saviour's Birth 709; title: Poems regarding John the Baptist, the Magians, and the Birth of Jesus.; title: The Crucifixion 738; title: Passion Hymns and Poems.; title: The Resurrection and the Ascension 760; title: Easter and Ascension Hymns and Poems.; title: The Eucharist 791; title: Poems relating to the Lord's Supper.; title: THE POET CONTEMPLATES THE HOLY SPIRIT 799; title: Poems on the Mission of the Comforter appropriate to Whitsunday.; title: THE POET IN THE FACE OF TRIAL AND SORROW 817; title: Poems of Comfort in view of Sorrow and Trial.; title: THE POET IN VIEW OF DEATH AND THE JUDGMENT 851; title: The Departure, the Funeral, the Resurrection, the Judgment.; title: THE POET'S VISION OF HELL, PURGATORY, AND PARADISE 909; title: Extracts from Danle's "Divina Commedia."; title: THE POET IN VIEW OF HEAVEN 931; title: Eternity, the Church Triumphant, Angels, Heaven the Home of the Blest.; title: INDEX OF AUTHORS.