225:(Worcester, 1858). The pieces in this volume are easy in versification, and religious in sentiment. The volume is in two parts. The first part consists of 18 pieces and gives "expression to God's utterances, whether in the still small voice of conscience, or in invitation, warning, or pity." The second part consists of 68 pieces and expresses a person's reply, and it is to this portion of the poem that the notable hymn, "The Prayer in the Temple", was included. "God of pity, God of grace." is found in the second part, entitled "The Prayer in the Temple". In the
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