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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 IV.
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VOLUME V.
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VOLUME VI.
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VOLUME VII.
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HYMNS FOR THE USE OF FAMILIES, AND ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. By CHARLES WESLEY, M.A., Late Student of Christ-Church.
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HYMNS ON THE TRINITY.
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PREPARATION FOR DEATH, IN SEVERAL HYMNS.
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HYMN I.
 II. 
HYMN II.
 III. 
HYMN III.
 IV. 
HYMN IV.
 V. 
HYMN V.
 VI. 
HYMN VI.
 VII. 
HYMN VII.
 VIII. 
HYMN VIII.
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HYMN IX.
 X. 
HYMN X.
 XI. 
HYMN XI.
 XII. 
HYMN XII.
 XIII. 
HYMN XIII.
 XIV. 
HYMN XIV.
 XV. 
HYMN XV.
 XVI. 
HYMN XVI.
 XVII. 
HYMN XVII.
 XVIII. 
HYMN XVIII.
 XIX. 
HYMN XIX.
 XX. 
HYMN XX.
 XXI. 
HYMN XXI.
 XXII. 
HYMN XXII.
 XXIII. 
HYMN XXIII.
 XXIV. 
HYMN XXIV.
 XXV. 
HYMN XXV.
 XXVI. 
HYMN XXVI.
 XXVII. 
HYMN XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
HYMN XXVIII.
 XXIX. 
HYMN XXIX.
 XXX. 
HYMN XXX.
 XXXI. 
HYMN XXXI.
 XXXII. 
HYMN XXXII.
 XXXIII. 
HYMN XXXIII.
 XXXIV. 
HYMN XXXIV.
 XXXV. 
HYMN XXXV.
 XXXVI. 
HYMN XXXVI.
 XXXVII. 
HYMN XXXVII.
 XXXVIII. 
HYMN XXXVIII.
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HYMN XXXIX.
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HYMN XL.
 XLI. 
HYMN XLI.
 XLII. 
HYMN XLII.
 XLIII. 
HYMN XLIII.
 XLIV. 
HYMN XLIV.
 XLV. 
HYMN XLV.
 XLVI. 
HYMN XLVI.
 XLVII. 
HYMN XLVII.
 XLVIII. 
HYMN XLVIII.
 XLIX. 
HYMN XLIX.
 L. 
HYMN L.
 LI. 
HYMN LI.
 LII. 
HYMN LII.
 LIII. 
HYMN LIII.
 LIV. 
HYMN LIV.
 LV. 
HYMN LV.
 LVI. 
HYMN LVI.
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HYMN LVII.
 LVIII. 
HYMN LVIII.
 LIX. 
HYMN LIX.
 LX. 
HYMN LX.
 LXI. 
HYMN LXI.
 LXII. 
HYMN LXII.
 LXIII. 
HYMN LXIII.
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HYMN LXIV.
 LXV. 
HYMN LXV.
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HYMN LXVI.
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HYMN LXVII. A FATHER'S PRAYER FOR HIS CHILDREN.
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HYMN LXVIII. THE PRAYER OF A DEPARTING MINISTER.
  
AN ELEGY ON THE LATE REVEREND George Whitefield, M.A.,
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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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HYMN XVII. FOR THE NOBILITY.

Great Builder of Thy church below,
Who dost e'en now the wall repair,
Shall none of all our nobles show
His zeal, the happy toil to share,
Shall none his lofty neck incline,
Or in Thy glorious service join?
Ah! wouldst Thou in their hearts begin
The work of Thy redeeming grace!
The lords of earth, the slaves of sin,
Out of their chains of darkness raise,
Of pleasure, ignorance, and vice,
And turn their passions to the skies.
Endue with wisdom from above
Their souls, when precious in Thy sight;
Their honour be Thy pardoning love,
Thy service their supreme delight,
Their inconceivable reward,
Their heaven, contemplating the Lord!
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