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 144 OUR HYMNS I

deliverance from shipwreck, sickness, and death. The last line of verse four stood in the original

&quot; The fever own d Thy touch and fled ! &quot;

This hymn appeared in &quot; Hymns and Sacred Poems,&quot; 1740. Come, let us join our friends above.&quot; No. 708.

This soul-moving hymn is found in an anonymous tract con taining forty-three hymns, and entitled, Funeral Hymns, London. Printed in the year 1759.&quot; John Wesley concurred with those who gave a first place to his brother s &quot; Funeral Hymns.&quot;

&quot; Come, Thou Almighty King.&quot; No. 782.

This is an imitation of our National Anthem. It appeared in one of Charles Wesley s halfpenny leaflets, 1757, and is believed to be by him. The date and author of the National Anthem have, not yet been discovered. It first appeared in print in the &quot; Gen tleman s Magazine&quot; for 1745, where it is called &quot;A Song for Two Voices.&quot; The insertion of the above-mentioned hymn in the Appendix to &quot; Madan s Collection,&quot; third edition, 1704, led to its being erroneously attributed to Madan.

&quot; Lord, I believe a rest remains.&quot; No. 799.

The original (1740) extends to seventeen stanzas.

&quot; See how great a flame aspires.&quot; No. 817.

This animated and jubilant hymn was written in the time of the author s success amongst the Newcastle colliers, and it is thought that the imagery of the first verse was suggested by the large fires burning there by night. It appeared in &quot; Hymns and Sacred Poems,&quot; 1739.

&quot; Brother in Christ and well-beloved.&quot; No. 841.

This is part of a long hymn by C. Wesley, 1740, beginning, &quot; Brethren in Christ and well-beloved,&quot; and headed &quot; Admission of Members.&quot;

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