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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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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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[Love Divine, the' afflicted see]

Love Divine, the' afflicted see,
Moved with our infirmity,
Once Thyself a Man of grief,
Hasten, Lord, to our relief.
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Mindful of Thy suffering days,
Now as then replete with grace,
Good Physician, bow the skies,
Come before our infant dies.
Present in Thy balmy power,
Thou canst suddenly restore,
By a word the dying save;
Speak, and snatch him from the grave.
Touching this we both agree,
If Thy blessed will it be,
Now the burning fever chide,
Turn the dart of death aside.
If Thou dost our sorrows share,
Children in Thy bosom bear,
Help an innocent oppress'd,
Give to Thy beloved rest.
While we yet invoke Thy name,
Quench the life-devouring flame;
While we a sad vigil keep,
Grant him in Thy arms to sleep.
Thou his feebleness sustain,
Pity, and assuage his pain,
Thou whose tender mercies are
Kinder than a father's care.
Listening to his plaintive moan,
Make his every grief Thine own,
Thou whose yearning bowels move
Softer than a mother's love.
Need we then prescribe to Thee
Clothed with our humanity,
Succour with impatience crave,
Urge Salvation's self to save?
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No: we have our suit made known;
Now let all Thy will be done:
Do whate'er Thy Spirit requests,
Do whate'er Thy heart suggests.
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