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 THE STORY OF THE HYMNS AND THEIR WRITERS 407

Hymn 801. Happy the soiils to Jesus joined.

CHARLES WESLEY (i).

Hymns on. the Lord s Supper, 1745, No. 96; Works, iii. 286. We is changed into they in ver. I ; hence to thence in ver. 4.

Ver. 4, Dean Brevint says, In the purpose of God, His Church and heaven go together ; that being the way that leads to this ; as the holy place to the holiest.

Wesley says, on November i, 1766, God, who hath knit together His elect in one communion and fellowship, gave us a solemn season at West Street (as usual) in praising Him for all His saints. On this day in particular, I commonly find the truth of those words

The Church triumphant in His love, &c.

Hymn 802. What are these arrayed in white.

CHARLES WESLEY (i).

Hymns on the Lord s Supper, 1745 ; Works, iii. 294.

Two young Methodists from Pontefract sat up with Sammy Hick during the last night of his life. He repeatedly exclaimed, Glory, glory, glory ; then he broke out, I shall see Him for myself, and not for another. The Lord has wrought a miracle for me. He can I know He can I cannot dispute it. Christ in me the hope of glory. I am like the miser ; the more I have, the more I want. Sing the hymn, &quot; What are these arrayed in white.&quot; Whilst they sang he continued to wave his hand in triumph.

Hymn 803. Give mo the wings of faith to rise. ISAAC WATTS, D.D. (3).

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1 709. The Examples of Christ and the Saints. In ver. 2 Watts wrote, And wet their couch with tears.

Dr. Doddridge wrote to Watts, I was preaching in a barn last Wednesday, to a company of plain country people. After a sermon from Heb. vi. 12, we sang one of your hymns, com mencing, &quot; Give me the wings of faith to rise,&quot; and had the satisfaction to see tears in the eyes of several of the auditory. After the service some of them told me they were not able to sing, so deeply were their minds affected with it ; and the clerk

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