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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 ALMIGHTY God, to whom alone Avenging power belongs, Hear Thine afflicted people groan, And vindicate their wrongs. To vindicate the’ oppress’d is Thine, To do the injured right, The great prerogative Divine Is evil to requite. 2 Show Thyself now, arise, O Lord, Judge of the earth appear, Render the proud their due reward, And stop their triumphs here. How long shall evil men proceed, In acts of violence boast? Their lies and wicked slanders spread, And trample on the just? 3 The ruin