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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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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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FOR THE MASTER.—1 Chron. xvi. 45.
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FOR THE FAMILY.
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FOR THE EVENING.
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FOR SUNDAY.
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FOR THE EVENING.
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FOR THE EVENING.
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FOR THE MASTER.
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FOR A FAMILY OF BELIEVERS.
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Occasional Hymns.
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FOR A WOMAN NEAR THE TIME OF HER TRAVAIL.
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FOR A WOMAN IN TRAVAIL.
 LIX. 
LIX. THANKSGIVING FOR HER SAFE DELIVERY.
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HYMN FOR A NEW-BORN CHILD.
 LX. 
LX.
 LXI. 
LXI.
 LXII. 
LXII. AT THE BAPTISM OF A CHILD.
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HYMNS FOR PARENTS.
 LXIX. 
LXIX. THE MOTHER'S HYMN.
 LXX. 
LXX. ANOTHER.
 LXXI. 
LXXI. FOR A SICK CHILD.
 LXXII. 
LXXII. ON HER DEATH.
 LXXIII. 
LXXIII. FOR A CHILD IN THE SMALL-POX.
 LXXIV. 
LXXIV. THANKSGIVING FOR HIS RECOVERY.
 LXXV. 
LXXV. ANOTHER.
 LXXVI. 
LXXVI. FOR A CHILD CUTTING HIS TEETH.
 LXXVII. 
LXXVII. ON SENDING A CHILD TO THE BOARDING-SCHOOL.
 LXXVIII. 
LXXVIII. A MOTHER'S ACT OF RESIGNATION ON THE DEATH OF A CHILD.
 LXXIX. 
LXXIX. THANKSGIVING AFTER RECOVERY FROM THE SMALL-POX.
 LXXX. 
LXXX. ANOTHER.
 LXXXI. 
LXXXI. OBLATION OF A SICK FRIEND.
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LXXXII. ANOTHER.
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FOR ONE VISITED WITH SICKNESS.
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FOR THE MORNING.
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PRAYERS FOR A SICK CHILD.
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CII. THANKSGIVING FOR HIS RECOVERY.
 CIII. 
CIII. ANOTHER.
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FOR A SICK CHILD RELAPSED.
 CVI. 
CVI. FOR SLEEP.
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ON HIS RECOVERY.
 CIX. 
CIX. HYMN FOR A CHILD ON HIS BIRTHDAY.
 CX. 
CX. A FATHER'S PRAYER FOR HIS SON.
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ON GOING TO A NEW HABITATION.
 CXVII. 
CXVII. FOR A WOMAN IN THE BEGINNING OF HER TRAVAIL.
 CXVIII. 
CXVIII. FOR THE SAME IN TRAVAIL.
 CXIX. 
CXIX. AFTER HER DELIVERY.
 CXX. 
CXX. ANOTHER.
 CXXI. 
CXXI. ANOTHER.
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CXXII. FOR A SICK CHILD.
 CXXIII. 
CXXIII. FOR A SICK FRIEND.
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CXXIV. THE COLLIER'S HYMN.
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CXXV. THE YOUNG MAN'S HYMN.
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CXXVI. THE MAIDEN'S HYMN.
 CXXVII. 
CXXVII. FOR AN UNCONVERTED HUSBAND.
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CXXVIII. FOR A PERSECUTING HUSBAND.
 CXXIX. 
CXXIX. FOR AN UNCONVERTED WIFE.
 CXXX. 
CXXX. FOR AN UNDUTIFUL SON.
 CXXXI. 
CXXXI. FOR UNCONVERTED RELATIONS.
 CXXXII. 
CXXXII. FOR A FAMILY IN WANT.
 CXXXIII. 
CXXXIII. BEFORE WORK.
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THE MASTER'S HYMN.
 CXXXVIII. 
CXXXVIII. HYMN FOR THE HEAD OF AN UNCONVERTED FAMILY.
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THE SERVANT'S HYMN.
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CXLV. A PARENT'S PRAYER.
 CXLVI. 
CXLVI. TO BE SUNG AT THE TEA-TABLE.
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CXLVII. MORNING HYMN.
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CXLVIII. FOR ONE RETIRED INTO THE COUNTRY.
 CXLIX. 
CXLIX. ANOTHER.
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WRITTEN IN UNCERTAINTY.
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HYMNS FOR LOVE.
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CLXIII. A WEDDING SONG.
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CLXIV. ANOTHER.
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CLXV. ON THE BIRTHDAY OF A FRIEND.
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CLXVI. GLORIA PATRI, &c.
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HYMNS ON THE TRINITY.
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PREPARATION FOR DEATH, IN SEVERAL HYMNS.
  
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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VOLUME XIII.

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ANOTHER.

[Most gentle of all the soft kind]

Most gentle of all the soft kind,
I cannot allow thee to part,
So deeply engraven I find
Thy form on my desolate heart!
Still, still the desire of my eyes,
The bright apparition I see;
It beckons me up to the skies,
It waits—to be happy with me!
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Thy voice ever-sounding I hear:
The harmony lulls me to rest;
It speaks my deliverance near,
It calms my tumultuous breast;
It bids me a moment endure,
Resign'd in affliction and pain,
To make my inheritance sure,
A share of her glory to gain.
O could I attain to the grace
That richly resided in thee,
A number of sorrowful days
Would seem but a moment to me:
So swiftly I then should remove,
Where sorrow and sighing are o'er,
And find my companion above,
And meet to be parted no more.
O Jesus, in pity appear,
Thy peace to a mourner impart,
Thy kingdom of righteousness here,
And whisper it into my heart;
Partaker at last of my hope,
With mercy a sinner embrace,
And out of the valley take up,
And bless with the sight of Thy face.
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