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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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HYMNS FOR A PROTESTANT
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HYMNS FOR New-Year's-Day.
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HYMNS Occasioned by the EARTHQUAKE, March 8, 1750.
  
AN EPISTLE To the Reverend Mr. JOHN WESLEY,
  
AN EPISTLE TO THE REVEREND MR. GEORGE WHITEFIELD
  
CATHOLIC LOVE.
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HYMNS FOR THE YEAR 1756, PARTICULARLY FOR THE Fast-Day, FEBRUARY 6.
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Hymns for the Preachers among the Methodists (so called).
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HYMNS OF INTERCESSION FOR All MANKIND.
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HYMNS ON The Expected Invasion, 1759, AND FOR The Thanksgiving Day, November 20, 1759.
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FUNERAL HYMNS.
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FUNERAL HYMNS. [SECOND SERIES.]
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HYMN I.
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HYMN II.
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HYMN III.
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HYMN IV. FOR A BACKSLIDER (MR. J. H.) NEAR DEATH.
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ON THE DEATH OF MR. JOHN HUTCHINSON, JULY 23, 1754.
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HYMN VII. ON THE DEATH OF ---.
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HYMN VIII. ON THE DEATH OF MRS. MERCY THORNTON, MARCH 1, 1757.
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HYMN IX. ON THE DEATH OF MRS. MARY STOTESBURY, MARCH 17, 1759.
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ON THE DEATH OF W. H---LL, AGED FOURTEEN.
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HYMN XII. ON THE DEATH OF MISS M. L---N.
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ON THE DEATH OF MRS. GRACE BOWEN, JANUARY 2, 1755.
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HYMN XV. ON THE DEATH OF THE REV. MR. JOHN MERITON, AUGUST 10, 1753.
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HYMN XVI. ON THE DEATH OF MR. LAMPE.
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ON THE DEATH OF MRS. ANNE WIGGINTON, APRIL 24, 1757.
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HYMN XIX. A PRAYER FOR A DYING CHILD.
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ON THE DEATH OF A CHILD.
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ON THE DEATH OF MRS. L---, JULY 6, 1756.
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ON THE DEATH OF MRS. MARY NAYLOR, MARCH 21, 1757.
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ON THE DEATH OF THE REV. MR. JAMES HERVEY, DECEMBER 25, 1758.
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ON THE DEATH OF MR. THOMAS WALSH, APRIL 8, 1759, AGED TWENTY-EIGHT.
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HYMN XL.
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HYMN XLI.
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HYMN XLII. ANOTHER.
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HYMN XLIII. ANOTHER.
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FUNERAL HYMNS. THIRD SERIES. MOST OF WHICH WERE NOT PUBLISHED DURING THE AUTHOR'S LIFE.
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HYMNS FOR CHILDREN.
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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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HYMN IX.

[Father, our hearts we lift]

Father, our hearts we lift
Up to Thy gracious throne,
And bless Thee for the precious gift
Of Thine incarnate Son;
The Gift unspeakable
We thankfully receive,
And to the world Thy goodness tell,
And to Thy glory live.
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Jesus, the holy child,
Doth by His birth declare
That God and man are reconciled,
And one in Him we are:
Salvation through His name
To all mankind is given,
And loud His infant cries proclaim
A peace 'twixt earth and heaven.
A peace on earth He brings,
Which never more shall end:
The Lord of hosts, the King of kings,
Declares Himself our friend:
Assumes our flesh and blood,
That we His Spirit may gain;
The everlasting Son of God,
The mortal son of man.
His kingdom from above
He doth to us impart,
And pure benevolence and love
O'erflow the faithful heart:
Changed in a moment, we
The sweet attraction find,
With open arms of charity
Embracing all mankind.
O might they all receive
The new-born Prince of Peace,
And meekly in His Spirit live,
And in His love increase!
Till He convey us home,
Cry every soul aloud,
Come, Thou Desire of nations, come,
And take us all to God.
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