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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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PART II.
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[HYMNS FOR BELIEVERS.]
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[FOR ONE THAT IS SICK, BEFORE USING THE MEANS OF RECOVERY]
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[FOR ONE IN PAIN]
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[FOR ONE IN A DECLINING STATE OF HEALTH]
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CLXII. FOR ONE IN A DECLINING STATE OF HEALTH.
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CLXIII. THE SAME.
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CLXIV. THE SAME.
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[FOR A SICK FRIEND]
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[AFTER A RECOVERY]
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CLXIX. FOR A SICK CHILD.
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[ON THE DEATH OF A CHILD]
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CLXXII. OBLATION OF A SICK CHILD.
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CLXXIII. A MOTHER'S THANKSGIVING FOR THE DEATH OF HER CHILD.
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CLXXIV. EPITAPH.
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CLXXV. EPITAPH ON MRS. SUSANNA WESLEY.
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CLXXVI. ON THE DEATH OF MRS. ELIZABETH WITHAM.
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[FOR A PREACHER OF THE GOSPEL]
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CLXXXIX. FOR A MINISTER AT HIS COMING TO A PLACE.
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CXC. FOR THE SAME, AT HIS DEPARTURE.
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CXCI. FOR A MINISTER, GOING FORTH TO PREACH.
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CXCII. WRITTEN AFTER A DELIVERANCE.
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CXCIII. ANOTHER.
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CXCIV. AFTER PREACHING (IN A CHURCH).
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CXCV. AFTER PREACHING TO THE STAFFORDSHIRE COLLIERS.
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[AFTER PREACHING TO THE NEWCASTLE COLLIERS]
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CC. BEFORE PREACHING TO THE COLLIERS IN LEICESTERSHIRE.
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CCI. WRITTEN BEFORE PREACHING AT PORTLAND.
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[BEFORE PREACHING IN CORNWALL]
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[AFTER PREACHING]
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CCVI. FOR THOSE WHO BEGIN TO BE AWAKENED.
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CCVII. NAOMI AND RUTH.
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CCVIII. WRITTEN AT THE LAND'S END.
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CCIX. FOR A PERSON CALLED FORTH TO BEAR HIS TESTIMONY.
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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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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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2523.

[Happy saint, so quickly driven]

He...saw...Jesus standing on the right hand, &c. —vii. 55.

Happy saint, so quickly driven
From the flesh by violent pain,
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Here enjoy the sight of heaven,
Here behold the Son of Man,
Jesus waiting
To receive thy soul again!
Lo, He stands with arms extended,
(Risen from His dazzling throne,)
Sees His servant's warfare ended,
Sends His flaming chariot down,
Smiles triumphant,
Reaches out the palm and crown!
Every confessor and servant
Who of Jesus testifies,
Faithful unto death and fervent,
Shall obtain the victor's prize;
See his Saviour
Grasp Him through the opening skies.
If Thou call even us to' inherit
Joys for martyr'd saints prepared,
Thou wilt fill us with Thy Spirit
Pledge of that supreme reward;
Sinking, dying,
We shall view our heavenly Lord.
Thou wilt set Thyself before us,
Standing in the holiest place,
God omnipotently glorious
We shall on Thy brightness gaze,
Gaze triumphant
On Thy beatific face.
Jesus, to our supplication
In that final hour attend,
To the God of our salvation
While our spirits we commend;
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Then receive us,
Crown'd with bliss which ne'er shall end!
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