"An empire, which thy [Jesus'] armies did not gain, / Not purchas'd by the blood of thousands slain, / But by thy own; an empire o'er the mind / Erected, and for heavenly ends design'd."
A Hymn to Christ the Redeemer [from Redemption: A Divine Poem]
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1722).<br>
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Text from <u>Redemption: A Divine Poem, In Six Books. The three first demonstrate the Truth of the Christian Religion, The three last the Deity of Christ. To which is added, A Hymn to Christ the Redeemer. By Sir Richard Blackmore</u> (London: Printed for A. Bettesworth ... and James Mack Euen, 1722).