An edition of A Library Of Poetry For Sunday Reading: a collection of the best poems for all ages and tongues : with biographical and literary notes
(1889)
A Library Of Poetry For Sunday Reading
a collection of the best poems for all ages and tongues : with biographical and literary notes
by Philip Schaff
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
LIST OF AUTHORS AND POEMS
THE POET 1
Subjective Poems, in which the Poet writes of himself, his Mission, Companionships, and Hopes.
THE POET AND NATURE 29
The Poet's Observations on Nature (Mountains, Flowers, Birds, the Stars, the Rainbow, the Sea) especially as the Work of God uttering his Praise.
THE POET AS A NARRATOR 71
Narrative and Descriptive Poems, and Poems based upon Historical Characters and Events.
IN HIS NAME 143
Narrative Poems regarding Labors done in the Name of Christ.
THE POET SINGS OF COUNTRY 169
Poems of Patriotism, Home Missions.
SCRIPTURAL PLACES, SCENES, AND CHARACTERS 191
Poems relating to Palestine and the East, and to Events in sacred History.
THE POET CONTEMPLATES TIMES AND SEASONS 245
Poems on the Year, the New Year, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Harvest, Winter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, the Day, Morning, Noontide, Evening, Night.
THE POET CONTEMPLATES LIFE AND EXPERIENCE 301
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.
THE DRAMATIST'S VIEW OF LIFE AND DUTY 393
Extracts indicating the Nature of the Moral Lessons to be derived from the Writings of Shakespeare.
THE POET CONTEMPLATES THE FAMILY LIFE 407
The Family, Home, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Childhood, Age.
THE CHRISTIAN EPIC 443
Extracts from the several Books of "Paradise Lost," by which the story of the Poem is told.
THE POET WITH GOD 463
Poems on the Holy Trinity, the Character of God the Father, and the Relations of Man to him.
THE POETS TRUSTING HEART 509
Poems expressing Trust and Resignation.
GOD'S PRAISE 532
Songs of Praise and Thanksgiving to God.
PRAYER 549
Poems which are Prayers, and Poems on the Nature of Prayer.
THE LORD'S DAY 563
Poems on the Sabbath.
THE LORD'S HOUSE 582
Poems on Subjects connected with the house of God.
GOD'S WORD 591
Poems on the Bible as God's Revelation.
THE POET CONTEMPLATES THE SAVIOUR 597
Hymns and Poems of Praise to Jesus.
THE SAVIOUR'S BIRTH 709
Poems regarding John the Baptist, the Magians, and the Birth of Jesus.
THE CRUCIFIXION 738
Passion Hymns and Poems.
THE RESURRECTION AND THE ASCENSION 760
Easter and Ascension Hymns and Poems.
THE EUCHARIST 791
Poems relating to the Lord's Supper.
THE POET CONTEMPLATES THE HOLY SPIRIT 799
Poems on the Mission of the Comforter appropriate to Whitsunday.
THE POET IN THE FACE OF TRIAL AND SORROW 817
Poems of Comfort in view of Sorrow and Trial.
THE POET IN VIEW OF DEATH AND THE JUDGMENT 851
The Departure, the Funeral, the Resurrection, the Judgment.
THE POET'S VISION OF HELL, PURGATORY, AND PARADISE 909
Extracts from Dante's "Divina Commedia."
THE POET IN VIEW OF HEAVEN 931
Eternity, the Church Triumphant, Angels, Heaven the Home of the Blest.
INDEX OF FIRST LINES 989
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