Creation, which had groan'd in travail-pangs Together with her children until now, Ceased from her groaning. Long-forgotten smiles, The smiles of her sweet childhood's innocence, Stole o'er her happy face. The wilderness Rejoiced, and blossom'd as the rose. The curse, Which for six thousand years had sear'd the heart Of nature, was repeal'd. And where the thorn Perplex'd the glens, and prickly briers the hills, Now, for the Word so spake and it was done, The fir-tree rear'd its stately obelisk, The cedar waved its arms of peaceful shade, The vine embraced the elm, and myrtles flower'd Among the fragrant orange-groves. No storms Vex'd the serene of heaven: but genial mists, Such as in Eden drench'd the willing soil, Nurtured all lands with richer dews than balm. Earth breathed her thanks. Rivers of living waters Broke from a thousand unsuspected springs; And gushing cataracts, like that call'd forth On Horeb by the rod of Amram's son, Gladden'd the mountain slopes, and coursed adown The startled defiles, till the crystal wealth, Gathered in what was once an arid vale, A lake of azure and of silver shone, A mirror for the sun and moon and stars. --_Bickersteth_ INDEX OF SCRIPTURE CITATIONS USED IN THE FOREGOING PAGES Figures on left side of columns indicate Bible chapters and verses; figures to right, paragraph numbers. GENESIS 1:1 ............................ 10 1:2 ............................ 14 1:20 ....................... 31, 58 1:27,28 ........................ 30 2:7 ....................31, 55, 162 2:8,9,15 ....................... 32 2:16,17 ........................ 33 2:17 ........................... 59 2:21-25 ........................ 34 3:15 ...... 147, 185, 219, 470, 547 3:16-19 ........................ 46 4:21 ............................ 1 7:21-23 ........................ 93 8:21,22 ....................... 566 12:1-3 ......................... 94 12:3 ........... 539, 547, 550, 576 13:15 ......................... 547 15:18 .......................... 94 17:1 ............................ 9 17:2,4,8 ....................... 95 18:1,2 ........................ 170 18:1-14 ........................ 95 18:18 ......................... 547 19:1 .......................... 170 21:1-3 ......................... 96 22:2 ........................... 96 22:15 ......................... 256 22:15-18 ....................... 98 24 ............................ 455 25:11 ......................... 105 25:22,23 ...................... 107 25:26 ......................... 105 25:27-34 ...................... 108 26:3,4 ........................ 106 26:34 ......................... 109 27:1,2 ........................ 110 27:29 ......................... 112 28:11-15 ...................... 115 28:14 ......................... 539 31:11 ......................... 256 35:10-12 ...................... 117 37:35 .......................... 86 42:38 .......................... 87 49:9,10 ....................... 119 49:10 ......................... 547