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Divinest creed! and worthy to be taught By Him, the Saviour, who thy tidings brought; Thou wert the first, descending from above, To teach the nations that their God was love; That ire eternal dwelt not on His face, But love and pity, and redeeming grace. And all the joy this world since then has known, Springs from this creed, and springs from this alone; Whatever triumphs have been gained by mind O’er Error, Hate, and Ignorance combined; Whatever progress man may yet have made, Owes all its worth to Thy benignant aid.
Divinest creed! and worthy to be taught By Him, the Saviour, who thy tidings brought; Thou wert the first, descending from above, To teach the nations that their God was love; That ire eternal dwelt not on His face, But love and pity, and redeeming grace. And all the joy this world since then has known, Springs from this creed, and springs from this alone; Whatever triumphs have been gained by mind O’er Error, Hate, and Ignorance combined; Whatever progress man may yet have made, Owes all its worth to Thy benignant aid.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- C. Mackay (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
In print by 1888: recorded in A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888). Collection publication is an upper bound for this wording, not its earliest origin, composition date or the author's lifetime.
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 60 · printed citation: C. Mackay · subject: BENIGNITY
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