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The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Volume 4 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 OBJECT of all our knowledge here, Our one Desire and Hope below, Jesus, the crucified, draw near, And with Thy sad disciples go: Our thoughts and words to Thee are known, We commune of Thyself alone. 2 How can it be, our reason cries, That God should leave His throne above? Is it for man the’ Immortal dies! For man, who tramples on His love! For man, who nail’d Him to the tree, O Love! O God! He died for me! 3 Why, then, if Thou for me hast died, Dost Thou not yet Thyself impart? We hoped