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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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VOLUME VII.
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HYMNS FOR THE USE OF FAMILIES, AND ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. By CHARLES WESLEY, M.A., Late Student of Christ-Church.
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FOR THE MASTER.—1 Chron. xvi. 45.
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FOR THE FAMILY.
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FOR THE EVENING.
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FOR SUNDAY.
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FOR THE EVENING.
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FOR THE EVENING.
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FOR THE MASTER.
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FOR A FAMILY OF BELIEVERS.
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Occasional Hymns.
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FOR A WOMAN NEAR THE TIME OF HER TRAVAIL.
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FOR A WOMAN IN TRAVAIL.
 LIX. 
LIX. THANKSGIVING FOR HER SAFE DELIVERY.
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HYMN FOR A NEW-BORN CHILD.
 LXII. 
LXII. AT THE BAPTISM OF A CHILD.
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HYMNS FOR PARENTS.
 LXIX. 
LXIX. THE MOTHER'S HYMN.
 LXX. 
LXX. ANOTHER.
 LXXI. 
LXXI. FOR A SICK CHILD.
 LXXII. 
LXXII. ON HER DEATH.
 LXXIII. 
LXXIII. FOR A CHILD IN THE SMALL-POX.
 LXXIV. 
LXXIV. THANKSGIVING FOR HIS RECOVERY.
 LXXV. 
LXXV. ANOTHER.
 LXXVI. 
LXXVI. FOR A CHILD CUTTING HIS TEETH.
 LXXVII. 
LXXVII. ON SENDING A CHILD TO THE BOARDING-SCHOOL.
 LXXVIII. 
LXXVIII. A MOTHER'S ACT OF RESIGNATION ON THE DEATH OF A CHILD.
 LXXIX. 
LXXIX. THANKSGIVING AFTER RECOVERY FROM THE SMALL-POX.
 LXXX. 
LXXX. ANOTHER.
 LXXXI. 
LXXXI. OBLATION OF A SICK FRIEND.
 LXXXII. 
LXXXII. ANOTHER.
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FOR ONE VISITED WITH SICKNESS.
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FOR THE MORNING.
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PRAYERS FOR A SICK CHILD.
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CII. THANKSGIVING FOR HIS RECOVERY.
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CIII. ANOTHER.
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FOR A SICK CHILD RELAPSED.
 CIV. 
CIV.
 CV. 
CV.
 CVI. 
CVI. FOR SLEEP.
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ON HIS RECOVERY.
 CIX. 
CIX. HYMN FOR A CHILD ON HIS BIRTHDAY.
 CX. 
CX. A FATHER'S PRAYER FOR HIS SON.
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ON GOING TO A NEW HABITATION.
 CXVII. 
CXVII. FOR A WOMAN IN THE BEGINNING OF HER TRAVAIL.
 CXVIII. 
CXVIII. FOR THE SAME IN TRAVAIL.
 CXIX. 
CXIX. AFTER HER DELIVERY.
 CXX. 
CXX. ANOTHER.
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CXXI. ANOTHER.
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CXXII. FOR A SICK CHILD.
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CXXIII. FOR A SICK FRIEND.
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CXXIV. THE COLLIER'S HYMN.
 CXXV. 
CXXV. THE YOUNG MAN'S HYMN.
 CXXVI. 
CXXVI. THE MAIDEN'S HYMN.
 CXXVII. 
CXXVII. FOR AN UNCONVERTED HUSBAND.
 CXXVIII. 
CXXVIII. FOR A PERSECUTING HUSBAND.
 CXXIX. 
CXXIX. FOR AN UNCONVERTED WIFE.
 CXXX. 
CXXX. FOR AN UNDUTIFUL SON.
 CXXXI. 
CXXXI. FOR UNCONVERTED RELATIONS.
 CXXXII. 
CXXXII. FOR A FAMILY IN WANT.
 CXXXIII. 
CXXXIII. BEFORE WORK.
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THE MASTER'S HYMN.
 CXXXVIII. 
CXXXVIII. HYMN FOR THE HEAD OF AN UNCONVERTED FAMILY.
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THE SERVANT'S HYMN.
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CXLV. A PARENT'S PRAYER.
 CXLVI. 
CXLVI. TO BE SUNG AT THE TEA-TABLE.
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CXLVII. MORNING HYMN.
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CXLVIII. FOR ONE RETIRED INTO THE COUNTRY.
 CXLIX. 
CXLIX. ANOTHER.
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WRITTEN IN UNCERTAINTY.
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HYMNS FOR LOVE.
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CLXIII. A WEDDING SONG.
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CLXIV. ANOTHER.
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CLXV. ON THE BIRTHDAY OF A FRIEND.
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CLXVI. GLORIA PATRI, &c.
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HYMNS ON THE TRINITY.
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PREPARATION FOR DEATH, IN SEVERAL HYMNS.
  
AN ELEGY ON THE LATE REVEREND George Whitefield, M.A.,
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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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[Whether Thy little flock we feed]

Which of you, having a servant plowing, &c. —xvii. 7, 8.

Whether Thy little flock we feed,
Or follow, Lord, the gospel plough,
Patience, as well as faith, we need,
And must not ask our wages now,
Howe'er impatient nature say
“Go, triumph first, and then obey.”
Weary, with thirst and hunger faint,
From labouring in Thy field I come,
Thy sweet refreshing grace I want,
Unready for my heavenly home,
I long Thy promises to prove,
And banquet on Thy perfect love.
Yet O, a time I dare not set,
Or now demand to sup with Thee:
Still on my Lord I humbly wait,
If still Thou use my ministry;
In hunger, weariness, and thirst,
'Tis fit I serve my Master first.
Then let me patiently attend
The leisure of my heavenly Lord,
Till Thou in mercy condescend
To comfort by Thy hallowing word,
And raise me weeping at Thy feet,
At table with the King to sit.
After I have endured awhile,
After I have Thy pleasure done,
Thy love shall recompense my toil,
Thy love my patient faith shall crown,
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And then I enter into rest,
And then on Thy perfection feast.
 

“But is it not meet, that you should first obey, and then triumph?” —Mr. W.'s Notes on the place.

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