Wesley Corpus

Saw ye not the cloud arise Little as an human hand? Now it spreads along the skies, Hangs o'er all the thirsty131 land! Lo! The promise of a shower Drops already from above! But the Lord shall shortly pour All the Spirit of his love. Hymn XCIX.132 Come, divine Immanuel, come, Take possession of thy home, Now thy mercy's wings expand, Stretch throughout the happy land. Carry on thy victory, Spread thy rule from sea to sea, Reconvert the ransom'd race, Save us, save us, Lord, by grace. 130Ori., "its"; a misprint. 131Ori., "all thirsty"; a misprint. Restored to HSP (1749) reading in All in All (1765). 132First appeared in HSP (1749), 1:329. Page 102 Take the purchase of thy blood, Bring us to a pard'ning God! Give us eyes to see our day, Hearts the glorious truth t' obey! Ears to hear the gospel-sound Grace doth more than sin abound. God appeas'd, and man forgiven, Peace on earth, and joy in heaven. O that every soul might be Suddenly subdu'd to thee! O that all in thee might know, Everlasting life below. Now thy mercy's wings expand, Stretch throughout the happy land; Take possession of thy home, Come, divine Immanuel, come! Hymn C.133 Thy power and saving grace to shew, A warfare at thy charge I go, Strong in the Lord, and thy great might, Gladly take up the hallow'd cross, And suffering all things for thy cause, Beneath that bloody banner fight. A spectacle to fiends and men, To all their fierce or cool disdain With calmest pity I submit, Determin'd nought to know beside My Jesus, and him crucified, I tread the world beneath my feet. Superior to their smile, or frown, On all their goods my soul looks down, Their pleasures, wealth, and pomp, and state: 133This is an extract from HSP (1749), 1:331-32; stanzas 5-9. Page 103 The man that dares their god despise, The Christian, he alone is wise! The Christian, he alone is great! O God, let all my life declare How happy all thy servants are, How far above these earthly things, How pure when washed in Jesu's blood, How intimately one with God, An heaven-born race of priests and kings.