 | The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley |  |
DESIRING TO BE DISSOLVED.
Welcome, weariness and pain,
Pledges of relief and ease!
Loss of strength to me is gain,
Let my wretched days decrease;
All my days shall soon be past,
Pain and grief shall bring the last.
Pledges of relief and ease!
Loss of strength to me is gain,
Let my wretched days decrease;
All my days shall soon be past,
Pain and grief shall bring the last.
Tenant of my troubled breast,
Yet a little longer sigh,
Death shall shortly give thee rest;
Fluttering heart, the rest is nigh,
Flutter till the strife is o'er,
Beat awhile, and beat no more.
Yet a little longer sigh,
Death shall shortly give thee rest;
Fluttering heart, the rest is nigh,
Flutter till the strife is o'er,
Beat awhile, and beat no more.
Wakeful eyes, for your repose
Yet a little longer weep;
Death your weary lids shall close,
Seal them up in lasting sleep:
Haste, your latest sorrows pour,
Weep mine eyes, and weep no more.
Yet a little longer weep;
Death your weary lids shall close,
Seal them up in lasting sleep:
Haste, your latest sorrows pour,
Weep mine eyes, and weep no more.
Tears, and eyes, and heart shall fail;
This my fainting spirit cheers,
I have well-nigh pass'd the vale,
Travell'd through my mournful years;
Glory to my Lord I give,
Here I have not long to live.
This my fainting spirit cheers,
I have well-nigh pass'd the vale,
Travell'd through my mournful years;
Glory to my Lord I give,
Here I have not long to live.
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Grief hath shook the house of clay,
Grief hath sapp'd the ground of life,
Grief hath hasten'd on the day;
Grief shall quickly end the strife,
Grief shall soul and body part,
Grief for sin shall break my heart.
Grief hath sapp'd the ground of life,
Grief hath hasten'd on the day;
Grief shall quickly end the strife,
Grief shall soul and body part,
Grief for sin shall break my heart.
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