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The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Volume 5 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 SEE how great a flame aspires, Kindled by a spark of grace! Jesu’s love the nations fires, Sets the kingdoms on a blaze. To bring fire on earth He came; Kindled in some hearts it is; O that all might catch the flame, All partake the glorious bliss! 2 When He first the work begun, Small and feeble was His day; Now the word doth swiftly run, Now it wins its widening way, More and more it spreads, and grows, Ever mighty to prevail, Sin’s strongholds it now o’erthrows, Shakes