Wesley Corpus

Sent thy Father to proclaim, Wilt thou not the veil withdraw; Turn, by telling us his name, Servile fear to filial awe? Now the evangelic grace Let us with thyself receive, See in thine the Father's face, Blest in God for ever live. Page 13 To: "Hail the day that sees him rise." Meet and right it is to praise God the giver of all grace, God whose mercies are bestow'd On the evil and the good: He prevents the creature's call, Kind and merciful to all, Makes his sun on sinners rise, Showers his blessings from the skies. Least of all thy mercies we Daily thy salvation see, As by heavenly manna fed, Thro' a world of dangers led, Thro' a wilderness of cares, Thro' a thousand, thousand snares, More than now our hearts conceive, More than we can know and live. By our bosom-foe beset, Taken in the fowler's net, Passion's unresisting prey Oft within the toils we lay: Sleeping on the brink of sin Tophet gap'd to take us in; Mercy to our rescue flew, Broke the snare, and brought us thro'. Here, as in the lions' den Undevour'd we still remain, Pass secure the watry flood Hanging on the arm of God: Here we lift our voices higher, Shout in the refiner's fire, Page 14 Clap our hands amidst the flame, Glory give to Jesus' name. Jesus' name in Satan's hour Stands our adamantine tower: Jesus doth his own defend, Love, and save us to the end: Love shall make us persevere Till our conquering Lord appear, Bear us to our thrones above, Crown us with his heavenly love. To: "Hail, Jesus, hail, our great high-priest." How good and pleasant 'tis to see, When brethren cordially agree, And kindly think and speak the same, A family of faith and love Combin'd to seek the things above, And spread the common Saviour's fame! The God of grace who all invites, Who in our unity delights, Vouchsafes our intercourse to bless, Revives us with refreshing showers, The fulness of his blessings pours, And keeps our minds in perfect peace. Jesus, thou precious corner-stone, Preserve inseparably one Whom thou dost by thy Spirit join: Still let us in thy Spirit live, And to thy church the pattern give Of unanimity divine: Still let us to each other cleave, And from thy plenitude receive