The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected And

This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN AND CHARLES WESLEY. VOL. VIII. VOL. VIII. THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN AND CHARLES WESLEY: REPRINTED FROM THE ORIGINALS, WITH THE LAST CORRECTIONS OF THE AUTHORS; TOGETHER WITH THE POEMS OF CHARLES WESLEY NOT BEFORE PUBLISHED. COLLECTED AND ARRANGED BY G. OSBORN, D.D VOLUME VIII. LONDON : WESLEYAN-METHODIST CONFERENCE OFFICE, 2, CASTLE -STREET, CITY- ROAD; SOLD AT 66, PATERNOSTER-ROW. 187O. /*// ^/ LONDON : R. NEEDHAM, PRINTER, PATERNOSTER-ROW. CONTENTS. PAGE. Advertisement VERSIONS AND PARAPHRASES OF SELECT PSALMS. Title 1 Editor's Notice .... 2 Psalm I. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 3 Psalm II. Ditto 4 Psalm III. Ditto 6 Psalm IV. Ditto 7 Psalm V. Ditto 9 Psalm VI. Ditto 11 Ibid. From the ' ' Arminian Magazine, " 1 797 12 Psalm VII. First published in 1854, by the Rev. H Fish, from a MS. in his possession, and inserted with his kind consent 14 Psalm VIII. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 15 Psalm IX. Now first published 17 Psalm X; As Psalm vii. 20 Psalm XI. Ditto 21 Psalm XII. Ditto 22 Psalm XIII. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 2.5 Psalm XIV. As Psalm ix. 25 Psalm XVI. From the " Arminian Magazine." 1799 27 VI Contents. PAGE. Psalm XVII. As Psalm vii. 28 Psalm XVIII. Partly from Psalms and Hymns, 1743 partly from MSS. .... 3o Psalm XIX. From the " Arminian Magazine," 1800 35 Psalm XX. Ditto .... 39 Psalm XXI. Ditto, 1799 40 Psalm XXII. Ditto .... 42 Psalm XXIII. Ditto, 1800 . 46 Psalm XXIV. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 47 Psalm XXV. From the "Arminian Magazine," 1800 49 Psalm XXVI. Ditto, 1799 51 Psalm XXVII. Ditto, 1800 . 53 Psalm XXVIII. Ditto 56 Psalm XXIX. As Psalm vii. 57 Psalm XXX. From the "Arminian Magazine," 1797 58 Psalm XXXI. Ditto, 1799 61 Psalm XXXII. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 65 Psalm XXXIII As Psalm vii. 68 Psalm XXXIV. As Psalm ix. 7i Psalm XXXV. Ditto .... 74 Psalm XXXVI. Psalms and Hymns, 1 743 79 Psalm XXXVII. From the "Arminian Magazine, 1801 . 80 Psalm XXXVIII As Psalm vii. 86 Psalm XXXIX. As Psalm ix. 88 Psalm XL. From the "Arminian Magazine," 801 91 Psalm XLI. As Psalm ix. 93 Psalm XLII. As Psalm vii. 95 Psalm XLI 1 1. From the " Arminian Magazine," 1797 97 Psalm XLIV. As Psalm ix. 99 Psalm XLV. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 102 Psalm XLVI. From Hymns on the Earthquake, 1750 106 Psalm XLVII. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 no Psalm XLVIII. From the " Arminian Magazine," 1797 in Psalm LI. From Psalms and Hymns, 1 743 114 Psalm LII. As Psalm ix. 118 Psalm LIV. As Psalm vii. 120 Psalm LV. As Psalm ix. 121 N Contents. VI i PAGE. Psalm LVI. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 . 125 Psalm LVII. Ditto .... 127 Psalm LVIII. As Psalm ix. 12S Psalm LIX. Ditto .... 130 Psalm LX. From the "Arminian Magazine," 1801 132 Psalm LXI. Ditto .... • >34 Psalm LXI I. Ditto, 1798 . i35 Psalm LXIII. Ditto .... 13S Psalm LXIV. As Psalm ix. •39 Psalm LXV. Ditto .... [41 Psalm LXVI. Ditto .... 141 Psalm LXVII. As Psalm vii. 147 Psalm LXVIII. From the " Arminian Magazine," 180 148 Psalm LXIX. As Psalm vii. •54 Psalm LXX. Ditto .... •58 Psalm LXXI. Ditto .... •59 Psalm LXXX. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 161 Psalm LXXXIV. From the "Arminian Magazine,' 1798 165 Psalm LXXXV. As Psalm vii. 167 Psalm LXXXVI. Ditto l6q Psalm XC. As Psalm ix. I?• Psalm XCI. From the "Arminian Magazine," 1798 i75 Psalm XCIII. As Psalm vii. 177 Psalm XCIV. As Psalm ix. I78 Psalm XCVII. As Psalm vii. l8] Psalm XCVIII. From the "Arminian Magazine," 1798 «83 Psalm C. As Psalm vii. IS5 Psalm CII. Ditto . ' . 185 Psalm CIII. From Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1742 IOO Psalm CIV. From the "Arminian Magazine," 1778 191 Psalm CVII. As Psalm vii. 194 Psalm CXIV. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 199 Psalm CXVI. Ditto .... 20O Psalm CXVII. Ditto .... 203 Psalm CXVIII. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 204 Psalm CXIX. From the "Arminian Magazine. 1798, 1799 208 Vlll Contents. Psalm CXX. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 . 234 Psalm CXX I. Ditto 235 Psalm CXXII. Ditto .... 236 Psalm CXXIII. Ditto 238 Psalm CXXIV. Ditto .... 239 Psalm CXXV. Ditto .... 240 Psalm CXXVI. Ditto .... 241 Psalm CXXVII. Ditto 243 Psalm CXXVIII. Ditto 244 Psalm CXXIX. Ditto 245 Psalm CXXX. Ditto, 1741 246 Psalm CXXXI. Ditto, 1743 . 247 Psalm CXXXII. Ditto 248 Psalm CXXXIII. From Hymns and Sacred Poems 1742 . 250 Psalm CXXXIV. From Psalms and Hymns, 1 743 252 Psalm CXXXVII. Ditto 252 Psalm CXXXVIII. From the " Arminian Magazine, 1798 255 Psalm CXL. As Psalm vii. 256 Psalm CXLII. Ditto .... 257 Psalm CXLIII. From the " Arminian Magazine- 1798 25S Psalm CXLVI. Ditto .... 260 Psalm CL. From Psalms and Hymns, 1743 262 HYMNS WRITTEN IN THE TIME OF THE TUMULTS, JUNE 1780. Title ....... 263 Editor's Notice ...... 264 Hymns I.— VI. ...... 265 Hymn VII. Upon Notice sent one that his House was Marked . .272 Hymns VIII.— XI 272 Hymn XII. For the Magistrates . 278 Hymn XIII. Thanksgiving .... 280 Contents. i.\ HYMNS FOR THE NATION, IN 1782. PAGE. Title 28l Part I. Hymn I. After the Defeat at the Chesapeak ^3 Hymn II. For the Loyal Americans . 284 Hymns III., IV. 2S6 Hymn V. For His Majesty King George 290 Hymn VI. 291 Hymn VII. For Concord 292 Hymn VIII. A Prayer for the Congress 294 Hymn IX. Thy Kingdom come ! 395 Part II. Hymns X., XI. 297 Hymn XII. For the Conversion of the French 300 Hymn XIII. For Her Majesty 3o2 Hymn XIV. For the Royal Family 3o3 Hymn XV. Thanksgiving for the Success of the Gospel in America ...... 304 Hymns XVI., XVII 3o5 HYMNS FOR THE NATIONAL FAST, FEBRUARY 8, 1782. Title 3o9 Hymns I.— III. 3" Hymn IV. Habakkuk i. 317 Hymn V. 319 Hymn VI. Malachi iv. 1 321 Hymns VII.— XIII. 322 Hymn XIV. For Peace 334 Hymn XV. Another . 335 Contents. PRAYERS FOR CONDEMNED MALE FACTORS. PAGE. Title ....... 337 I.-VII 339 VIII. Just before their being led out to Execution . 344 IX., X 345 Editor's Note ...... 346 XI.-XIII 347 A Prayer for Dr. Dodd under Condemnation . 35 1 Another. Written on the Day of his Execution, June 27th, 1777 ...... 352 Prayer for a Murderer, at his Execution, April 19, 1779 352 HYMNS FOR LOVE. I.— XXXIV 354 HYMNS AND POEMS, Chiefly Relating to Events in the Personal History of the. Rev. Charles Wesley. Hymn for the Rev. Mr. Whitefield, and Mr. Wesleys . 388 Commemorative Hymn ..... 390 Written after Deliverance from a Popish Ambush and Assault, near Athlone, February nth, 1748 . 394 Occasioned by an Irish Judge sentencing me in ray absence to Transportation .... 396 For the Roman Catholics in Ireland . 397 Thanksgiving for the Success of the Gospel in Ireland . 400 Hymn sung in his Family, September 4th, 1749 401 Written on a Journey, in Peril of Robbers . 402 On his Wife's Sickness. [1751.] . 403 Hymn sung at a Conference held in Leeds, September nth, 1751 ...... 404 - Contents. XI Written (in short-hand) during a Journey from London to Norwich, July, 1754 405 Prayer for the Rev. Mr. Stonehouse. [1755.] 407 A Hymn for my Dearest Friends. [1760.] 409 Written January 7th, 1768 40. > A Prayer for Mrs. Vigor, when her Son was in the Small-pox ..... 410 For a Dying Friend, Mr. Abraham Brown 411 Prayer for the Rev. Mr. John Fletcher, June 30th, 1776 4" For the Fast-Day, February 10th, 1779 4>3 Prayer for the Life of Mr. John Wesley. [1779.] 415 Written after the Conference of 1780, the last at which the writer was present 416 A Prayer for the Church of England 417 Another ...... 418 Thanksgiving for an Escape from being Crushed to Death. November 8th, 1782. 420 For Miss A. D. [September, 1784.] \. 421 On his Son Samuel's Perversion to Popery. [1784.] 422 Written in a Bible. .... 4^7 A Retrospect ..... 42S The Prayer of an Aged Minister before Preaching 4jO Another ..... 43" Take away all Iniquity, and give Good. Hosea xiv. 2 43 1 Lines Dictated on his Death Bed EPITAPHS. Imitation of Bishop Lowth's Epitaph on his Daughter 433 For Mr. Charles Greenwood 433 For Mr. Thomas Forfitt, Aged 76 434 For Mr. Richard Boardman 434 For Mr. Peter Jaco 434 For Mr. Richard Kemp 435 On Mrs. Lunell . 436 On Miss Molly Leyson 436 On Mrs. Popkins 436 Xll Contents. PAGE. On Mrs. Horton. [1786.] .... 437 On the Death of Lady Gertrude Hotham, April 12th, 1775 437 The following Written for Mr. B. Latrobe, a Moravian Minister in London, was placed on the Author's Tombstone ...... 438 MISCELLANEOUS HYMNS AND POEMS. Hymn on the Means of Grace .... 440 To be Sung at a Baptism .... 441 A Hymn at the Sacrament .... 441 Lines Written on being requested to write an Epitaph for the Rev. James Hervey .... 443 On the failure of the attempts to obtain a mitigation of Dr. Dodd's Punishment .... 444 An Apology for the Enemies to Music . 444 Written after passing by Whitehall . 445 After Reading Mr. Hill's "Remarks," and "Farrago Double-distilled" ..... 446 To a Friend on some late Infamous Publications in the Newspapers. [1776.] .... 446 Party Loyalty. [1780.] .... 447 THE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION, Written in the midst of the Tumults, June i 780. Title 44y Canto I. 450 Canto II. 454 Canto III. 456 Canto IV. 463 Address to the City. Written in June, 1780 468 Advice to the City.

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