Loading…

The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Volume 10 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...

762. As it began to dawn … came Mary Magdalene, &c.—28:1. DEATH and the grave can never cool The zeal of a believing soul: With love to her Redeemer fired, With earnest holy haste inspired, Led to the cross who mourn’d to see Her Saviour breathless on the tree, Shall first at Jesus’ sepulchre, With joy behold her Lord appear., 763. Behold, there was a great earthquake, &c.—28:2–4. 1 OMNIPOTENCE alone Can roll away the stone, The mountain-bar remove, The obstacle to love, The rock of infidelity,