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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...

1 WHEREWITH, O God, shall I draw near, And bow myself before Thy face? How in Thy purer eyes appear? What shall I bring to gain Thy grace? 2 Will gifts delight the Lord Most High? Will multiplied oblations please? Thousands of rams His favour buy, Or slaughter’d hecatombs appease? 3 Can these assuage the wrath of God? Can these wash out my guilty stain? Rivers of oil, and seas of blood! Alas! they all must flow in vain. 4 Shall I my darling Isaac give,— Whate’er is dearest in my eyes?
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