Sacred Poetry: Selected from the Works of the Rev. Charles Wesley

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W.H. Kelley & Brother, 1864 - Bible - 709 pages

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Page 280 - Strong in the Lord of Hosts, And in his mighty power; Who in the strength of Jesus trusts Is more than conqueror.
Page 158 - A CHARGE to keep I have A God to glorify, A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky...
Page 433 - By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the Coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.
Page 228 - A heart resigned, submissive, meek, My great Redeemer's throne, "Where only Christ is heard to speak, Where Jesus reigns alone...
Page 211 - BLOW ye the trumpet, blow: — The gladly solemn sound : Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound ; The year of Jubilee is come ! Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
Page 70 - DEPTH of mercy ! can there be Mercy still reserved for me ? Can my God his wrath forbear, — Me, the chief of sinners, spare? 2 I have long withstood his grace ; Long provoked him to his face ; Would not hearken to his calls; Grieved him by a thousand falls.
Page 687 - Saviour. 1 O THOU, to whose all-searching sight The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart, it pants for thee ; O burst these bonds, and set it free. 2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross, Nail my affections to the cross ; Hallow each thought; let all within Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean.
Page 122 - Lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last.
Page 283 - From strength to strength go on, Wrestle, and fight, and pray: Tread all the powers of darkness down, And win the well-fought day.
Page 410 - COME, let us anew our journey pursue, Roll round with the year, And never stand still till the Master appear. His adorable will let us gladly fulfil, And our talents improve, By the patience of hope, and the labour of love.

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