Still out of the deepest abyss

Still out of the deepest abyss

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 39 hymnals

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1 Still out of the deepest abyss
Of trouble I mournfully cry,
And pine to recover my peace,
And see my Redeemer and die.
I cannot, I cannot forbear
These passionate longings for home;
O when shall my spirits be there?
O when will the messenger come?

2 Thy nature I long to put on,
Thine image on earth to regain,
And then in the grave to lay down
My burden of body and pain;
O Jesus in pity draw near,
And lull me to sleep on thy breast,
Appear to my rescue, appear
And gather me into thy rest.

3 To take a poor fugitive in,
The arm of thy mercy display,
And give me to rest from all sin,
And bear me triumphant away:
Away from a world of distress,
Away to the mansions above,
A heaven of seeing thy face,
A heaven of feeling thy love.

The Christian's duty, exhibited in a series of hymns, 1791

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Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, the son of Samuel Wesley, was born at Epworth, Dec. 18, 1707. He was educated at Westminster School and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. In 1735, he took Orders and immediately proceeded with his brother John to Georgia, both being employed as missionaries of the S.P.G. He returned to England in 1736. For many years he engaged with his brother in preaching the Gospel. He died March 29, 1788. To Charles Wesley has been justly assigned the appellation of the "Bard of Methodism." His prominence in hymn writing may be judged from the fact that in the "Wesleyan Hymn Book," 623 of the 770 hymns were written by him; and he published more than thirty poetical works, written either by himself alone,… Go to person page >

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Author: Charles Wesley
Language: English
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A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d540
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d774
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d778
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d779
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #1040Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in America #d326
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: principally from the collection of Rev. John Wesley, M. A., late fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford; with... (Rev. & corr.) #549Image
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, principally from the collection of the Rev. John Wesley, A. M., late fellow of Lincoln College..(Rev. and corr. with a supplement) #549Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the Collection of the Rev. John Wesley. M. A. #549Image
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d556
A Collection of Revival Hymns and Plantation Melodies #d119
A New and Beautiful Collection of Select Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d290
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs from the Best Authors #d178
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: in two parts, part I. containing the hymns; part II. containing the songs...(3rd ed. corr. and enl. by author) #S.CLXVIImage
A Selection of Hymns, from Various Authors: adapted to Public Worship and Social Prayer Meetings #d351
A Selection of Hymns from Various Authors, Designed as a Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 3rd ed. #d262
Christian's Duty, exhibited in a series of hymns: collected from various authors, designed for the worship of God, and for the edification of Christians, recommended to the serious..(4th ed. improved) #264Image
Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs for ... Religious Assemblies and Private Christians ... 9th ed. #d139
Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs: for the Use of Religious Assemblies and Private Christians (7th Ed. Rev.) #111Image
Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs: for the Use of Religious Assemblies and Private Christians. 8th ed. #d136
Divine Hymns or Spiritual Songs, for the use of religious assemblies and private Christians: being a collection #CXVTextImage
Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs: for the use of religious assemblies and private Christians (Latest and largest ed.) #CIXImage
Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #S167Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #681Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #681Image
Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d161
Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians. 9th ed. #d166
Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Selected and Original. 7th ed. #d387
Hymns for Christian Melody #830Image
Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Impr. ed. #d449
Revival Hymns #7Image
The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d390
The Baptist Hymn Book: original and selected: in two parts #B101Image
The Christian Harmonist: containing a set of tunes adapted to all the metres in Mr. Rippon's Selection of Hymns, in the collection of hymns by Mr. Joshua Smith, and in Dr. Watt's Psalms and Hymns... #209Image
The Christians Duty, exhibited, in a series of Hymns: collected from various authors, designed for the worship of God, and for the edification of Christians (1st Ed.) #CCLXIVTextImage
The Christian's Duty: exhibited in a series of hymns collected from various authors designed for the worship of God, and for the edification of Christians (2nd ed.) #CCLXIVImage
The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs #d218
The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, with an Appendix of Choice Hymns #d211
The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d497
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