Wesley Corpus

Thy only glory let them seek, O let their hearts with love o'erflow, Let them believe, and therefore speak, And spread thy mercy's praise below. Hymn LXIV.89 Lord, we renounce whoe'er oppose, And fight against thy saving power: Consume not us among thy foes, Nor let thy two-edg'd sword devour. O let us of thy strength take hold, Thine utmost promises embrace, The finisher of faith behold, The God of all-victorious grace. To him that conquers in thy might, Thou wilt the hidden manna give, Thou hast obtain'd it as thy right, And he shall thy deserts receive. Thou, Lord, will give him a white stone, A new mysterious name impart, To none but the receiver known, 89This is an extract from HSP (1742), 289; stanzas 10-13. Page 65 Hymn LXV.90 All thanks be to God, Who scatters abroad Throughout every place, By the least of his servants his Sav'our of grace! Who the victory gave, The praise let him have, For the work he hath done, All honour and glory to Jesus alone. Our conquering Lord Hath prosper'd his word, Hath made it prevail, And mightily shaken the kingdom of hell. His arm he hath bar'd And a people prepar'd His glory to shew, And witness the power of his Passion below. He hath open'd a door To the penitent poor, And rescu'd from sin, And admitted the harlots and publicans in: They have heard the glad sound, They have liberty found Thro' the blood of the Lamb, And plentiful pardon in Jesus's name. And shall we not sing, Our Saviour and King? Thy witnesses, we With rapture ascribe our salvation to thee. Redemption Hymns.91 90First appeared in Redemption Hymns (1747), 3-5; stanzas 1-3, 5-8. 91I.e., Charles Wesley, Hymns for Those that Seek and Those that have Redemption in the Blood of Jesus Christ (1747), 5th edn. (London: Cock, 1756). Page 66 Thou Jesus, hast bless'd, And believers increas'd, Who thankfully own, We are freely forgiven thro' mercy alone. Thy Spirit revives His work in our lives, His wonders of grace, So mightily wrought in the primitive days. O that all men might know Thy tokens below, Our Saviour confess, And embrace the glad tidings of pardon and peace!