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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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[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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PART II.
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[HYMNS FOR THOSE THAT WAIT FOR FULL REDEMPTION.]
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[HYMNS FOR WIDOWS]
 CXL. 
CXL. HYMNS FOR WIDOWS.
 CXLI. 
CXLI. THE SAME.
 CXLII. 
CXLII. THE SAME.
 CXLIII. 
CXLIII. THE SAME.
 CXLIV. 
CXLIV. THE SAME.
 CXLV. 
CXLV. THE SAME.
 CXLVI. 
CXLVI. THE SAME.
 CXLVII. 
CXLVII. THE SAME.
 CXLVIII. 
CXLVIII. THE SAME.
 CXLIX. 
CXLIX. THE SAME.
 CL. 
CL. THE SAME.
 CLI. 
CLI. THE SAME.
 CLII. 
CLII. THE SAME.
 CLIII. 
CLIII. THE SAME.
 CLIV. 
CLIV. THE SAME.
 CLV. 
CLV. THE SAME.
 CLVI. 
CLVI. THE SAME.
 CLVII. 
CLVII. THE SAME.
 CLVIII. 
CLVIII. THE SAME. ON THE DEATH OF A WIDOW.
 CLIX. 
CLIX. THE SAME. ON THE DEATH OF MRS. ANNE JENKINS.
 CLX. 
CLX. THE SAME.
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[THE MARKS OF FAITH.]
 CLXVI. 
CLXVI. FOR THE FEAR OF GOD.
 CLXVII. 
CLXVII. FOR A TENDER CONSCIENCE.
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[Philippians. ii. 13.]
 CLXXI. 
CLXXI. THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE FROM PAIN.
 CLXXII. 
CLXXII. THANKSGIVING FOR A DELIVERANCE FROM SHIPWRECK.
 CLXXIII. 
CLXXIII. AFTER DELIVERANCE FROM TEMPTATION.
 CLXXIV. 
CLXXIV. AFTER A DELIVERANCE FROM DEATH BY THE FALL OF AN HOUSE.
 CLXXV. 
CLXXV. WRITTEN IN GOING TO WAKEFIELD TO ANSWER A CHARGE OF TREASON.
 CLXXVI. 
CLXXVI. AFTERWARDS.
 CLXXVII. 
CLXXVII.
 CLXXVIII. 
CLXXVIII. ON A JOURNEY.
 CLXXIX. 
CLXXIX. ANOTHER.
 CLXXX. 
CLXXX. ANOTHER.
 CLXXXI. 
CLXXXI. AT THE BAPTISM OF ADULTS.
 CLXXXII. 
CLXXXII. ANOTHER.
 CLXXXIII. 
CLXXXIII. HYMN FOR THE KINGSWOOD COLLIERS.
 CLXXXIV. 
CLXXXIV. ANOTHER.
 CLXXXV. 
CLXXXV. THE PHYSICIAN'S HYMN.
 CLXXXVI. 
CLXXXVI. AN HYMN FOR A MOTHER.
 CLXXXVII. 
CLXXXVII. FOR AN UNCONVERTED CHILD.
 CLXXXVIII. 
CLXXXVIII. THE TRUE USE OF MUSIC.
 CLXXXIX. 
CLXXXIX. ANOTHER.
 CXC. 
CXC. ON HIS BIRTHDAY.
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[HYMNS FOR CHRISTIAN FRIENDS]
 CCXLVI. 
CCXLVI. PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY.
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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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HYMN LXXIX.

[Lover of little children, Thee]

Lover of little children, Thee,
O Jesus, we adore;
Our kind and loving Saviour be,
Both now and evermore.
O take us up into Thine arms,
And we are truly bless'd;
Thy new-born babes are safe from harms,
While harbour'd in Thy breast.
There let us ever, ever sleep,
Strangers to guilt and care;
Free from the world of evil, keep
Our tender spirits there.
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Still, as we grow in years, in grace
And wisdom let us grow;
But never leave Thy dear embrace,
But never evil know.
Strong let us in Thy grace abide,
But ignorant of ill;
In malice, subtlety, and pride
Let us be children still.
Lover of little children, Thee,
O Jesus, we adore;
Our kind and loving Saviour be
Both now and evermore.
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