Wesley Corpus

So I may thy Spirit know, Let him as he listeth blow: Let the manner be unknown, So I may with thee be one; Fully in my life express All the heights of holiness, Sweetly in my spirit prove All the depths of humble love. Hymn XLVIII.71 Jesus is our common Lord, He our loving Saviour is, By his death to life restor'd, Misery we exchange for bliss: Bliss to carnal minds unknown; O 'tis more than tongues can tell! Only to believers known, Glorious and unspeakable! Christ, our brother, and our friend, Shews us his eternal love; Never let our triumphs end, 'Till we join the host above. 70This is an extract from HSP (1742), 153; stanzas 4-5. 71This is an extract from HSP (1742), 157; stanzas 3-6. Page 49 Let us walk with Christ in white, For our bridal-day prepare, For our partnership in light, For our glorious meeting there! Hymn XLIX.72 Christ, our head and common Lord, See the souls that wait on thee, Hear us all with one accord Sweetly in thy praise agree; Parted tho' in flesh we are, Join'd to thee our corner-stone, We are intimately near, Present, and in spirit one. Let us now to thee aspire, Who thy life begin to know, Let the circulating fire Now in every bosom glow: Let the incense of our vows From thy golden censer rise, Fragrant thro' the higher house, Well-accepted sacrifice. Come ye absent souls who love Jesus with a simple heart, Seek with us the things above, Never from the work depart: Never let us cease to sing The great riches of his grace, 'Till we all behold our King Eye to eye, and face to face. Quickly, we shall all appear At the judgment-seat above, We shall see our Jesus near, Him whom now unseen we love; 72First appeared in HSP (1742), 162-63. Page 50 We his dear, peculiar ones, Sharers of our Master's bliss, We shall sit upon our thrones, We shall see him as he is. Partners of this heavenly hope, Travel on, and meet us there, We shall surely be caught up Meet the Saviour in the air: Yes; eternity's at hand, We shall soon be taken home With the Lamb on Sion stand Come, desire of nations, come! Hymn L.73