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The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Volume 8 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 LORD, Thy humble suppliant hear, Save me, save me from my fear, From the malice of my foe Keep me all my days below. 2 O preserve my life above, Far beyond their reach remove, From their force and treachery, Jesu, hide my life in Thee. 3 Wicked men who Thee oppose They declare themselves my foes; All the sons of Belial rage, War against Thy servant wage. 4 Lo, they whet their tongues like swords, Shoot as darts their bitter words, Secretly the just defame, Stab with lies his honest