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Monday, December 03, 2007

Two hymns by C. Wesley

Or at least parts of them...

Death, where is thy sting.

O death! where is thy sting? Where now
Thy boasted victory, O grave?
Who shall contend with God? or who
Can hurt whom God delights to save?


Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1739.

Jesus died for me.

Let the world their virtue boast,
Their works of righteousness,
I, a wretch undone and lost,
Am freely saved by grace;
Other title I disclaim;
This, only this, is all my plea:
I the chief of sinners am,
But Jesus died for me.

Jesus, Thou for me hast died,
And Thou in me wilt live;
I shall feel Thy death applied,
I shall Thy life receive;
Yet, when melted in the flame
Of love, this shall be all my plea:
I the chief of sinners am,
But Jesus died for me.


Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1742.

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