Wesley Corpus

Now then, my God, thou hast my soul; No longer mine, but thine I am: Guard thou thine own, possess it whole, Chear it by hope, with love inflame. Thou hast my spirit; there display Thy glory to the perfect day. Thou hast my flesh, thine hallow'd shrine, Devoted solely to thy will: Here let thy light for ever shine, This house still let thy presence fill: O source of life, live, dwell, and move In me, 'till all my life be love. O never in these veils of shame, Sad fruits of sin, my glorying be! Cloath with salvation thro' thy name My soul, and may I put on thee. Be living faith my costly dress, And my best robe thy righteousness! Send down thy likeness from above And let this my adorning be: Cloath me with wisdom, patience, love, With lowliness and purity, Than gold and pearls more precious far, And brighter than the morning-star. Lord, arm me with thy Spirit's might, Since I am call'd by thy great name: In thee my wand'ring thoughts unite, Of all my works be thou the aim. Thy love attend me all my days, And my sole business be thy praise. Page 19 Hymn XVIII.28 Come, Holy Ghost, all-quick'ning fire, Come, and in me delight to rest; Drawn by the lure of strong desire, O come, and consecrate my breast; The temple of my soul prepare, And fix thy sacred presence there! If now thine influence I feel, If now in thee begin to live; Still to my heart thyself reveal, Give me thyself, for ever give: A point my good, a drop my store; Eager I ask, and pant for more. Eager for thee I ask and pant; So strong the principle divine Carries me out with sweet constraint, 'Till all my hallow'd soul be thine: Plung'd in the Godhead's deepest sea, And lost in thine immensity. My peace, my life, my comfort now, My treasure and mine all thou art; True witness of my sonship thou, Engraving pardon on my heart; Seal of my sins in Christ forgiven, Earnest of love, and pledge of heaven. Come then, my God, mark out thine heir, Of heaven a larger earnest give, With clearer light thy witness bear, More sensibly within me live; Let all my powers thine entrance feel And deeper stamp thyself the seal.