Wesley Corpus

Thou, Saviour of all, Effectually call The sinners that stray; And O let a nation be born in a day! Thy sign let them see, And flow unto thee For the oil and the wine, For the blissful assurance of favour divine. Our heathenish land Beneath thy command In mercy receive, And make us a pattern to all that believe: Then, then let it spread Thy knowledge and dread, 'Till the earth is o'erflow'd, And the universe fill'd with the glory of God. Hymn LXVI.92 Lo! I come with joy to do The Master's blessed will, Him in outward works pursue, And serve his pleasure still, 92First appeared in Redemption Hymns (1747), 7-8. Page 67 Faithful to my Lord's commands, I still would chuse the better part, Serve with careful Martha's hands, And humble Mary's heart. Careful, without care, I am, Nor feel my happy toil, Kept in peace by Jesu's name, Supported by his smile: Joyful thus my faith to shew, I find his service my reward; Every work I do below, I do it to the Lord. Thou, O Lord, in tender love Dost all my burthens bear, Lift my heart to things above, And fix it ever there: Calm on tumult's wheel I sit, 'Midst busy multitudes alone, Sweetly waiting at thy feet, 'Till all thy will be done. To the desert or the cell, Let others blindly fly, In this evil world I dwell, Unhurt, unspotted, I: Here I find an house of prayer, To which I inwardly retire, Walking unconcern'd in care, And unconsum'd in fire. Thou, O Lord, my portion art, Before I hence remove, Now my treasure and my heart Is all laid up above: Far above these earthly things (While yet my hands are here employ'd) Sees my soul the King of kings, And freely talks with God. 93Ori., "5"; a misprint. Page 68 O that all the art might know, Of living thus to thee! Find their heaven begun below, And here thy goodness see: Walk in all the works prepar'd By thee to exercise their grace, 'Till they gain the full reward, And see thy glorious face. Hymn LXVII.94