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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.
 CIII. 
CIII. ANOTHER.
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FOR A SICK CHILD RELAPSED.
 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.
 CXXI. 
CXXI. ANOTHER.
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CXXII. FOR A SICK CHILD.
 CXXIII. 
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.
 CXLV. 
CXLV. A PARENT'S PRAYER.
 CXLVI. 
CXLVI. TO BE SUNG AT THE TEA-TABLE.
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CXLVII. MORNING HYMN.
 CXLVIII. 
CXLVIII. FOR ONE RETIRED INTO THE COUNTRY.
 CXLIX. 
CXLIX. ANOTHER.
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WRITTEN IN UNCERTAINTY.
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HYMNS FOR LOVE.
 CLXIII. 
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 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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[God of infinite compassion]

God of infinite compassion,
God of unexhausted love,
From a sinful sinking nation
Once again Thy plagues remove:
Snatch us from the jaws of ruin;
See Thy helpless people, see!
Death and hell are close pursuing,
Save, O save us into Thee.
Have we not fill'd up the measure
Of our daring wickedness,
Challenged all Thy just displeasure,
Quench'd the Spirit of Thy grace?
Yes, our heinous provocations
For Thy heaviest judgments cry:
We have wearied out Thy patience,
Forced Thy love to let us die.
Why should not the dreadful sentence
Now on all our souls take place?
Why should not Thine instant vengeance
Swallow up our faithless race?
How can we expect Thy favour?
Good and gracious as Thou art,
Sinner's Advocate and Saviour,
Find the answer in Thy heart!
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Jesus, mighty Mediator,
Plead the cause of guilty man:
Pity is Thy gentle nature;
Canst Thou let us cry in vain?
From Thy Father's anger screen us,
Suffer not His wrath to move;
Stand Thou in the gap between us,
Change His purpose into love.
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