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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 IV.
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HYMNS FOR TIMES OF Trouble and Persecution.
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HYMNS IN TIME OF PERSECUTION.
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HYMNS TO BE SUNG IN A TUMULT.
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HYMNS FOR TIMES OF TROUBLE, For the YEAR 1745.
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HYMNS FOR Times of Trouble.
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HYMNS FOR THE Public Thanksgiving-Day, October 9, 1746.
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HYMNS FOR THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD.
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HYMNS FOR OUR Lord's Resurrection.
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HYMNS FOR Ascension-Day.
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HYMNS OF Petition and Thanksgiving FOR THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER.
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HYMNS FOR THOSE THAT SEEK AND THOSE THAT HAVE REDEMPTION IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.
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HYMN I.
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HYMN II.
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HYMN III. THANKSGIVING FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE GOSPEL.
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HYMN IV. THE INVITATION.
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HYMN V.
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HYMN VI. FOR A BELIEVER, IN WORLDLY BUSINESS.
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HYMN VII.
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HYMN VIII.
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HYMN IX.
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HYMN X.
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HYMN XI. A FUNERAL HYMN.
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HYMN XII.
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HYMN XIII. TE DEUM.
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HYMN XIV.
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HYMN XV.
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HYMN XVI.
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HYMN XVII. FOR A MINISTER OF CHRIST.
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HYMN XVIII. Proverbs iii. 13, &c.
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HYMN XIX.
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HYMN XX. WRITTEN AFTER A DELIVERANCE IN A TUMULT.
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HYMN XXII. AT LYING DOWN.
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HYMN XXIII.
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HYMN XXIV.
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HYMN XXV. THE MUSICIAN'S HYMN.
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HYMN XXVI. ON THE DEATH OF A CHILD.
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HYMN XXVII.
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HYMN XXVIII.
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HYMN XXIX.
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HYMN XXX.
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HYMN XXXI. FOR THE OUTCASTS OF ISRAEL.
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HYMN XXXII. AT MEETING OF FRIENDS.
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HYMN XXXIII. THANKSGIVING.
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HYMN XXXIV. TO THE TRINITY.
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HYMN XXXV.
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HYMN XXXVI.
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HYMN XXXVII.
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HYMN XXXVIII. THANKSGIVING.
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HYMN XXXIX. BEFORE PRIVATE PRAYER.
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HYMN XL.
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HYMN XLI. THE TRAVELLER.
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HYMN XLII.
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HYMN XLIII.
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HYMN XLIV.
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HYMN XLV.
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HYMN XLVI.
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HYMN XLVII. AT THE HOUR OF RETIREMENT.
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HYMN XLVIII. AT THE PARTING OF FRIENDS.
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HYMN XLIX.
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HYMN L. THE GREAT SUPPER.
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HYMN LI. THE PILGRIM.
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HYMN LII. AT PARTING OF FRIENDS.
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HYMNS AND SACRED POEMS. IN TWO VOLUMES.
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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 XIII.

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2554.

[Ah, whither will ye fly]

As he journeyed, he came near Damascus. —ix. 3.

Ah, whither will ye fly
Ye sheep of Jesus' fold?
The death approaching nigh,
The slaughtering wolf behold:
He comes besmear'd with Stephen's blood
To martyr all the saints of God.
Now, now he ready is
To spring upon his prey,
The helpless flock to seize,
And rend, and tear, and slay!
Lord what shall stop his headlong rage,
And save Thy wasted heritage?
A word, a look from Thee
Can make the savage tame,
Disarm his cruelty
And change him to a lamb,
Can strike opposers to the ground
And all Thy church's foes confound.
Thou them in their distress
Didst at Damascus save,
That we when men oppress
Full confidence may have,
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Rest in the fold, and safe from harm
Depend on Thine unshorten'd arm.
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