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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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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]
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[THE MARKS OF FAITH.]
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CLXVI. FOR THE FEAR OF GOD.
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CLXVII. FOR A TENDER CONSCIENCE.
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[Philippians. ii. 13.]
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CLXXI. THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE FROM PAIN.
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CLXXII. THANKSGIVING FOR A DELIVERANCE FROM SHIPWRECK.
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CLXXIII. AFTER DELIVERANCE FROM TEMPTATION.
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CLXXIV. AFTER A DELIVERANCE FROM DEATH BY THE FALL OF AN HOUSE.
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CLXXV. WRITTEN IN GOING TO WAKEFIELD TO ANSWER A CHARGE OF TREASON.
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CLXXVI. AFTERWARDS.
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CLXXVII.
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CLXXVIII. ON A JOURNEY.
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CLXXIX. ANOTHER.
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CLXXX. ANOTHER.
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CLXXXI. AT THE BAPTISM OF ADULTS.
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CLXXXII. ANOTHER.
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CLXXXIII. HYMN FOR THE KINGSWOOD COLLIERS.
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CLXXXIV. ANOTHER.
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CLXXXV. THE PHYSICIAN'S HYMN.
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CLXXXVI. AN HYMN FOR A MOTHER.
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CLXXXVII. FOR AN UNCONVERTED CHILD.
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CLXXXVIII. THE TRUE USE OF MUSIC.
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CLXXXIX. ANOTHER.
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CXC. ON HIS BIRTHDAY.
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[HYMNS FOR CHRISTIAN FRIENDS]
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CCXLVI. PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY.
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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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HYMN LVIII.

[How long, Thou faithful God, shall I]

How long, Thou faithful God, shall I
Here in Thy ways forgotten lie?
When shall the means of healing be
The channels of Thy grace to me?
Sinners on every side step in,
And wash away their pain and sin;
But I, an helpless sin-sick soul,
Still lie expiring at the pool.
In vain I take the broken bread,
I cannot on Thy mercy feed;
In vain I drink the hallow'd wine,
I cannot taste the love Divine.
Angel and Son of God, come down,
Thy sacramental banquet crown,
Thy power into the means infuse,
And give them now their sacred use.
Thou seest me lying at the pool,
I would, Thou know'st I would be whole;
O let the troubled waters move,
And minister Thy healing love.
Break to me now the hallow'd bread,
And bid me on Thy body feed;
Give me the wine, Almighty God,
And let me drink Thy precious blood.
Surely if Thou the symbols bless,
The covenant blood shall seal my peace;
Thy flesh even now shall be my food,
And all my soul be fill'd with God.
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