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The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Volume 2 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 AWAY, vain thoughts that stir within, Nor further can proceed! How shall I longer live in sin, Who unto sin am dead? 2 Baptized into my Saviour’s name, I of His death partake; Buried with Jesus Christ I am, And I with Him awake. 3 He burst the barriers of the tomb, Rose, and regain’d the skies; And lo! from nature’s grave I come, And lo! with Christ I rise. 4 A new, a living life I live; And, fashion’d to His death, His resurrection’s power receive, And by His Spirit breathe. 5 Now the