Wesley, John and Charles

XCII. Hymn V. [from Hymns and Sacred Poems. In Two Volumes]

Bristol

Printed and sold by Felix Farley

1749

God may one's "longing heart vouchsafe to make / [His] everlasting throne"

Come quickly then, my Lord, and take
  Possession of Thine own;
My longing heart vouchsafe to make
  Thine everlasting throne.
(Cf. I, p. 164)

Government::Throne

Searching "throne" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry); confirmed in ECCO.

Finding at least 7 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1749, 1755, 1761, 1786, 1788, 1790, 1796).

See Hymns and Sacred Poems. In Two Volumes. By Charles Wesley, M.A. Student of Christ-Church, Oxford. (Bristol: Printed and sold by Felix Farley, 1749). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>

See also Hymns and Sacred Poems. In Two Volumes. By Charles Wesley, 2nd ed. (Bristol: Printed and sold by E. Farley, 1755-56). <Link to ESTC>

Also found in Hymns for Those to Whom Christ Is All in All. (London: Printed in the year, 1761), p 96.<Link to ECCO>

Text from The Poetical works of John and Charles Wesley, Ed. G. Osborn, 13 vols. (London: The Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868). [there titled "XCI. The Same. Hymn 4. O What an Evil Heart Have I"] <Link to Hathi Trust>

08/09/2004