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The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Volume 1 is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

1 COME, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire, Let us Thy influence prove; Source of the old prophetic fire, Fountain of life and love. 2 Come, Holy Ghost, (for moved by Thee, Thy prophets wrote and spoke,) Unlock the truth, Thyself the Key, Unseal the Sacred Book. 3 Expand Thy wings, prolific Dove, Brood o’er our nature’s night; On our disorder’d spirits move, And let there now be light. 4 God through Himself we then shall know, If Thou within us shine; And sound, with all Thy saints below, The