Wesley Corpus

Shorten'd is thy hand, O Saviour? Save her now, Shew that thou Art the same for ever. O Omnipotent Redeemer, Hell rebuke With thy look, Silence the blasphemer. Jesu! All his depths discover, All unfold, Loose his hold, Let the charm be over. Jesu! Is it past thy finding? Find and shew, Break the vow, Let it not be binding. Break the dire confederacy: Shall it stand? No command, Say, "'Tis I release thee." Satan, hear the name of Jesus! Hear and quake, Give her back; This18 the name that frees us. Jesu! Claim thy ransom'd creature, Let the foe Feel and know Thou in us art greater. Strengthen'd by thy great example, Let us tread On his head, On his kingdom trample. Page 56 19Hymn reformatted to three-line stanzas in 2nd edn. (1743) and following. 20An alternative spelling for "won." Drive him to th' infernal region, Chase, O chase, To his place, Tho' his name be legion. Is not faith the same for ever? Let us see, Signs from thee, Following the believer! Thanksgiving for Her Deliverance.19 Praise by all to Christ be given, Let us sing, Christ the King, King of earth and heaven. Glory to the name of Jesus, Jesus' name, Still the same, From all evil frees us. Jesus' name the conquest wan20 us; Let us rise, Fill the skies With our loud hosannas. Christ, thou in our eyes art glorious! We proclaim, Christ the Lamb, Over all victorious. Lion of the tribe of Judah, Joyfully, Lo to thee, Sing we hallelujah. Hell was ready to devour; Thou the prey Bear'st away Out of Satan's power. See the lawful captive taken From the foe; Now we know Satan's realm is shaken. Page 57 21"Gave" changed to "given" in 4th edn. (1748) and following. 22Ori., "Thou longer"; a misprint, corrected in 2nd edn. (1743) and following. Thou hast shewn thyself the stronger, Still go on, Put it down, Let it stand no longer. Overturn it, overturn it, Down with it, Let the feet Of thy servants spurn it. Surely now the charm is broken: Thou hast shewn, To thine own, Thou hast gave21 a token. Is there any divination Against those, Thou hast chose Heirs of thy salvation? Thou hast bought, and thou wilt have us: Who shall harm, When thine arm Is stretch'd out to save us?