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The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley
The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley Author:John Wesley Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SELECT PSALMS. PSALM I. 1 Bless'd is the man, and none but he, Who walks not with ungodly men ; Nor stands their evil deeds to see, Nor sits the inno... more »cent to' arraign ; The persecutor's guilt to share, Oppressive in the scorner's chair. 2 Obedience is his pure delight, To do the pleasure of the Lord ; His exercise by day and night To search His soul-converting word ; The law of liberty to prove, The perfect law of life and love. 3 Fast by the streams of Paradise He as a pleasant plant shall grow ; The tree of righteousness shall rise, And all his blooming honours show ; Spread out his boughs, and flourish fair. And fruit unto perfection bear. chapter{Section 44 His verdant leaf shall never fade, His works of faith shall never cease ; His happy toil shall all succeed, Whom God Himself delights to bless : But no success the' ungodly find, Scatter'd like chaff before the wind. 5 No portion and no place have they With those whom God vouchsafes to' approve: Cast in the dreadful judgment-day, Who trample on their Saviour's love; Who here their bleeding Lord deny, Shall perish, and for ever die. PSALM II. 1 Why do the Jews and Gentiles join To execute a vain design, Idly their utmost powers engage, And storm with unavailing rage ? 2 Earth's haughty kings their Lord oppose : The rulers list themselves His foes, To fight against their God agree, And slay the' incarnate Deity: 3 As sworn their Maker to dethrone, And Jesus, His anointed Son, To rise from all subjection freed. And reign almighty in His stead. 4 The Lord that calmly sits above. Enthroned in everlasting love, Shall all their feeble threats deride, And laugh to scorn their hateful pride. 5 Then shall He in His wrath address And vex His baffled en...« less