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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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PART II.
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[HYMNS FOR BELIEVERS.]
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[FOR ONE THAT IS SICK, BEFORE USING THE MEANS OF RECOVERY]
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[FOR ONE IN PAIN]
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[FOR ONE IN A DECLINING STATE OF HEALTH]
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[FOR A SICK FRIEND]
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[AFTER A RECOVERY]
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CLXIX. FOR A SICK CHILD.
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[ON THE DEATH OF A CHILD]
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CLXXII. OBLATION OF A SICK CHILD.
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CLXXIII. A MOTHER'S THANKSGIVING FOR THE DEATH OF HER CHILD.
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CLXXIV. EPITAPH.
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CLXXV. EPITAPH ON MRS. SUSANNA WESLEY.
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CLXXVI. ON THE DEATH OF MRS. ELIZABETH WITHAM.
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[FOR A PREACHER OF THE GOSPEL]
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MOSES'S WISH.—Exodus xxxiii. 12 to xxxiv. 9.
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CLXXXII. THE SAME.
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CLXXXIII. THE SAME.
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CLXXXIV. THE SAME.
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CLXXXV. THE SAME.
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CLXXXVI. THE SAME. FOR A LAY PREACHER.
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CLXXXVII. THE SAME.
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CLXXXVIII. THE SAME.
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CLXXXIX. FOR A MINISTER AT HIS COMING TO A PLACE.
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CXC. FOR THE SAME, AT HIS DEPARTURE.
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CXCI. FOR A MINISTER, GOING FORTH TO PREACH.
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CXCII. WRITTEN AFTER A DELIVERANCE.
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CXCIII. ANOTHER.
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CXCIV. AFTER PREACHING (IN A CHURCH).
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CXCV. AFTER PREACHING TO THE STAFFORDSHIRE COLLIERS.
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[AFTER PREACHING TO THE NEWCASTLE COLLIERS]
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CC. BEFORE PREACHING TO THE COLLIERS IN LEICESTERSHIRE.
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CCI. WRITTEN BEFORE PREACHING AT PORTLAND.
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[BEFORE PREACHING IN CORNWALL]
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[AFTER PREACHING]
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CCVI. FOR THOSE WHO BEGIN TO BE AWAKENED.
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CCVII. NAOMI AND RUTH.
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CCVIII. WRITTEN AT THE LAND'S END.
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CCIX. FOR A PERSON CALLED FORTH TO BEAR HIS TESTIMONY.
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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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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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HYMN II.

[Forgive me, O Thou jealous God]

Forgive me, O Thou jealous God,
A wretch, who on Thy laws have trod,
And robb'd Thee of Thy right;
A sinner, to myself unknown,
'Gainst Thee have I transgress'd, and done
This evil in Thy sight.
My body I disdain'd to' incline,
Or worship at an idol's shrine
With gross idolatry:
But oh! my soul hath baser proved,
Honour'd and fear'd, and served, and loved.
The creature more than Thee.
Let the blind sons of Rome bow down
To images of wood and stone;
But I with subtler art,
Safe from the letter of Thy word,
My idols secretly adored,
Set up within my heart.
But oh! suffice the season past:
My idols now away I cast,
Pleasure, and wealth, and fame;
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The world, and all its goods I leave,
To Thee alone resolved to give
Whate'er I have or am.
Lo! in a thankful loving heart
I render Thee whate'er Thou art,
I give myself to Thee;
And Thee my whole delight I own,
My joy, my glory, and my crown,
To all eternity.
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