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The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley

Wesley, Charles (1707-1788)

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SHORT HYMNS ON SELECT PASSAGES OF THE Holy Scriptures.
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HYMNS ON THE FOUR GOSPELS, AND ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.
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S. MATTHEW.
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S. MARK.
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105.

[Prayer is the language of the heart]

When ye pray, use not vain repetitions. —vi. 7.

Prayer is the language of the heart,
By humble faith to Heaven address'd,
Above the studied rules of art,
And more in groans than words express'd,
Groans by the wrestling Spirit bestow'd,
Groans which affect the heart of God.
Father, the prayer Thou dost require
Through Jesus I present to Thee,
In vehemence of inflamed desire,
In faith's resign'd simplicity,
In hope Thy promised grace to prove,
In speechless eloquence of love.
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