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The poetical publications of John and Charles Wesley originally appeared at various intervals during a span of fifty-three years. G. Osborn has collected, arranged, and provided notes for all of these important poems and hymns. Many of these works, especially those of Charles Wesley’s (whose work makes up the bulk of this collection), were never before published or published anonymously. Charles...

From the German.† 1 JESU, whose glory’s streaming rays, Though duteous to Thy high command, Not seraphs view with open face, But veil’d before Thy presence stand: How shall weak eyes of flesh, weigh’d down With sin, and dim with error’s night, Dare to behold Thy awful throne, Or view Thy unapproached light? 2 Restore my sight! let Thy free grace An entrance to the holiest give! Open my eyes of faith! Thy face So shall I see; yet seeing live. Thy golden sceptre from above Reach forth: see,