The Christian Book of Mystical Verse
by A.W. Tozer, 1963Christian tradition is full of the poetry of the devoted soul yearning after God. In The Christian Book of Mystical Verse, A.W. Tozer has collected poems by Frederick Faber, Gerhard Tersteegen, John and Charles Wesley, Madame Guyon, Isaac Watts and many others. The poems were selected for their expressions of the authors’ personal spiritual experiences and for their ability to communicate those experiences to the reader willing to enter into the mood of each piece.
The poems are organized into categories based on subject to make it easier to find verses that relate to a particular devotional topic.
- Adoration of the Godhead
- Devotional Meditations on the Cross of Christ
- Penitential Reflections on Our Sins
- Rejoicing in Forgiveness and Justification
- Yearning for Purity of Heart
- Aspirations After God
- Delighting in God’s Presence
- The Raptures of Divine Love
- The Rest of Faith
- The Spiritual Warfare
- Victory Through Praise
- The Prayer of Quiet
- The Bliss of Communion
- Joyous Anticipation of Christ’s Return
- Immortality and the World to Come