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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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XIV.

[The Lord is King, ye saints rejoice]

The Lord is King, ye saints rejoice,
And ceaseless Hallelujahs sing!
The angry floods lift up their voice
In vain, for lo! the Lord is King.
All ocean's waves may swell and roar,
They cannot break their sandy chain;
Supreme in majesty and power
Jehovah shall for ever reign.
Though war's devouring surges rise,
Beyond their bounds they cannot go;
Jehovah sits above the skies,
And rules the' embattled hosts below.
The counsels vain of earthly kings
He blasts and baffles at His will,
All their designs to naught He brings,
And bids the madding world be still.
'Tis God who bids contentions cease,
And makes the flames of war expire,
Destroys the cruel foes of peace,
And burns the weapons of His ire.
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Wherefore to Him our souls we raise,
Our souls are in His mighty hand;
We dwell within His secret place,
We on the Rock of Ages stand.
Thou, Lord, shalt take Thy people's part,
Our lives beneath Thy shadow hide:
Head over all to us Thou art,
To us, who in Thy name confide.
Jesus, we trust in Thee alone:
The strength that in Thy name we have,
The love that still preserves Thine own,
Through all eternity shall save.
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