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The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley

Wesley, Charles (1707-1788)

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VOLUME I.
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VOLUME II.
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VOLUME III.
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VOLUME IV.
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VOLUME V.
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[HYMNS AND SACRED POEMS. IN TWO VOLUMES.]
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HYMNS AND SACRED POEMS. IN TWO VOLUMES. BY CHARLES WESLEY, M.A., Student of Christ-Church, Oxford. Vol. II.
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PART I.
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[THE TRIAL OF FAITH]
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XII. THE INWARD CROSS.
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XIII. ANOTHER.
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XIV. ANOTHER.
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XV. ANOTHER.
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XVI. THE LAST WISH.
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XVII.
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XVIII.
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XIX. FOR THE BROTHERHOOD.
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XX. ANOTHER.
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XXI. ANOTHER.
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XXII.
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[DESIRING TO PRAY]
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[ON THE LOSS OF HIS FRIENDS]
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XLII. WRITTEN WHEN UNDER REPROACH.
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XLIII. ANOTHER.
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[DESIRING DEATH]
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LIV. ON THE DEATH OF SAMUEL HITCHENS.
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LV. FOR ONE DEPARTING.
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[ON THE DEATH OF A FRIEND]
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[ON THE DEATH OF THOMAS BEARD, WHO WAS IMPRESSED FOR A SOLDIER, AND DIED IN THE HOSPITAL AT NEWCASTLE.]
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LX. ON THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER WHITE.
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[HYMNS OF INTERCESSION]
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[HYMNS FOR THE PERSECUTED]
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[HYMNS FOR THE WATCHNIGHT.]
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LXXXIV. HYMNS FOR THE WATCHNIGHT.
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LXXXV. THE SAME.
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LXXXVI. THE SAME.
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LXXXVII. THE SAME.
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LXXXVIII. THE SAME.
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LXXXIX. THE SAME.
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XC. THE SAME.
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XCI. THE SAME.
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XCII. THE SAME.
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XCIII. THE SAME.
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XCIV. THE SAME.
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XCV. THE SAME.
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XCVI. THE SAME.
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XCVII. THE SAME.
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XCVIII. THE SAME.
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XCIX. THE SAME.
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C. THE SAME. INNOCENT DIVERSIONS.
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CI. THE SAME.
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CII. THE SAME.
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PART II.
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VOLUME VI.
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VOLUME VII.
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VOLUME VIII.
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VOLUME IX.
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VOLUME X.
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VOLUME XI.
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VOLUME XII.
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VOLUME XIII.

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LXXXIV. HYMNS FOR THE WATCHNIGHT.

Hymn 1.

Thou Judge of quick and dead,
Before whose bar severe
With holy joy, or guilty dread
We all shall soon appear;
Our caution'd souls prepare
For that tremendous day,
And fill us now with watchful care,
And stir us up to pray.
To pray, and wait the hour,
The awful hour unknown,
When robed in majesty, and power,
Thou shalt from heaven come down,
The' immortal Son of Man,
To judge the human race,
With all Thy Father's dazzling train,
With all Thy glorious grace.
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To damp our earthly joys,
To' increase our gracious fears,
For ever let the archangel's voice
Be sounding in our ears,
The solemn midnight cry,
“Ye dead, the Judge is come,
Arise, and meet Him in the sky,
And meet your instant doom.”
O! may we thus be found
Obedient to his word,
Attentive to the trumpet's sound,
And looking for our Lord:
O! may we thus ensure
Our lot among the blest,
And watch a moment to secure
An everlasting rest.
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