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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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HYMNS FOR A PROTESTANT
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HYMNS FOR New-Year's-Day.
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HYMNS Occasioned by the EARTHQUAKE, March 8, 1750.
  
AN EPISTLE To the Reverend Mr. JOHN WESLEY,
  
AN EPISTLE TO THE REVEREND MR. GEORGE WHITEFIELD
  
CATHOLIC LOVE.
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HYMNS FOR THE YEAR 1756, PARTICULARLY FOR THE Fast-Day, FEBRUARY 6.
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Hymns for the Preachers among the Methodists (so called).
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HYMNS OF INTERCESSION FOR All MANKIND.
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HYMNS ON The Expected Invasion, 1759, AND FOR The Thanksgiving Day, November 20, 1759.
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FUNERAL HYMNS.
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FUNERAL HYMNS. [SECOND SERIES.]
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HYMN IV. FOR A BACKSLIDER (MR. J. H.) NEAR DEATH.
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ON THE DEATH OF MR. JOHN HUTCHINSON, JULY 23, 1754.
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HYMN VII. ON THE DEATH OF ---.
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HYMN VIII. ON THE DEATH OF MRS. MERCY THORNTON, MARCH 1, 1757.
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HYMN IX. ON THE DEATH OF MRS. MARY STOTESBURY, MARCH 17, 1759.
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ON THE DEATH OF W. H---LL, AGED FOURTEEN.
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HYMN XII. ON THE DEATH OF MISS M. L---N.
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ON THE DEATH OF MRS. GRACE BOWEN, JANUARY 2, 1755.
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HYMN XV. ON THE DEATH OF THE REV. MR. JOHN MERITON, AUGUST 10, 1753.
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HYMN XVI. ON THE DEATH OF MR. LAMPE.
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ON THE DEATH OF MRS. ANNE WIGGINTON, APRIL 24, 1757.
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HYMN XIX. A PRAYER FOR A DYING CHILD.
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ON THE DEATH OF A CHILD.
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ON THE DEATH OF MRS. L---, JULY 6, 1756.
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ON THE DEATH OF MRS. MARY NAYLOR, MARCH 21, 1757.
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ON THE DEATH OF THE REV. MR. JAMES HERVEY, DECEMBER 25, 1758.
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ON THE DEATH OF MR. THOMAS WALSH, APRIL 8, 1759, AGED TWENTY-EIGHT.
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FUNERAL HYMNS. THIRD SERIES. MOST OF WHICH WERE NOT PUBLISHED DURING THE AUTHOR'S LIFE.
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HYMNS FOR CHILDREN.
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VOLUME VII.
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VOLUME XI.
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VOLUME XII.
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HYMN VI.

[Glorious Saviour of my soul]

Glorious Saviour of my soul,
I lift it up to Thee;
Thou hast made the sinner whole,
Hast set the captive free:
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Thou my debt of death hast paid,
Thou hast raised me from my fall,
Thou hast an atonement made:
My Saviour died for all.
What could my Redeemer move
To leave His Father's breast?
Pity drew Him from above,
And would not let Him rest:
Swift to succour sinking man,
Sinking into endless woe,
Jesus to our rescue ran,
And God appear'd below.
God in this dark vale of tears
A Man of Griefs was seen;
Here for three and thirty years
He dwelt with sinful men.
Did they know the Deity?
Did they own Him who He was?
See, the Friend of Sinners see!
He hangs on yonder cross.
Who hath done the direful deed,
Hath crucified my God?
Curses on his guilty head
That spilt that precious blood;
Worthy is the wretch to die:
Self-condemn'd, alas, is he!
I have sold my Saviour, I
Have nail'd Him to the tree.
Yet Thy wrath I cannot fear,
Thou gentle, bleeding Lamb;
By Thy judgment I am clear,
Heal'd by Thy stripes I am:
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Thou for me a curse wast made,
That I might in Thee be blest;
Thou hast my full ransom paid,
And in Thy wounds I rest.
How shall I commend the grace
Which all with me may prove;
Magnify Thy mercy's praise,
Thy all-redeeming love?
O 'tis more than tongue can tell!
Who the mystery shall explain?
Angels that in strength excel
Would search it out in vain.
Far above their noblest songs
Thy glorious mercies rise;
Praise sits silent on their tongues,
And wonder lulls the skies!
O might I with them be one,
Lost in speechless rapture fall,
Cast my crown before Thy throne,
Thou Lamb that diedst for all!
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