Wesley Corpus

I fear, lest in my trying hour The strength of pain should quite o'repower My soul's infirmity, Lest, when my sorrows most prevail, My patience and my faith should fail, And leave me void of thee. Ev'n now I faint o'rewhelm'd with dread, I tremble at my greatest need Lest thou should'st hide thy face, Afflict me more than I can bear, And then with-hold the aid of prayer, The power to sue for grace. Yet tho' I am sometimes afraid, On thee my feeble mind is stay'd, My trust is in the Lord, I hold thee with a trembling hand, And borne above myself I stand, Supported by thy word. 13A manuscript version of this hymn, in Sarah Wesley's hand, is found in MS Travail, 6-7. Page 49 In God my Saviour I confide, Whose truth and love are on my side; If now for help I pray, Thou in the depth of my distress Wilt send a word of heavenly grace, And save me thro' that day. Thou wilt, I humbly trust, impart The sense of pardon to my heart, The witness of thy love: Thy love shall all my griefs controul, Thy love shall calm my fluttering soul, And hide my life above. Arm'd with thy love and patient mind, I come, to thy blest will resign'd, For all events prepar'd, Soon as I know my pardon seal'd, Assur'd that Jesus is my shield, And infinite reward. At this solemn turn of fate, Looking for my painful hour, Lord, on thee I meekly wait, Wait to prove thy gracious power: From the eye of man conceal'd, Lo, to thee, my God, alone I my soul and body yield; Let thy will on both be done. Here I give myself to prayer, Commune with my heart and thee, Learn to cast on God my care, Long thy saving health to see: 14A manuscript version of this hymn, in Sarah Wesley's hand, is found in MS Travail, 1-3. Page 50 Might I thy salvation feel, Might I Abba Father cry, Ready then for all thy will, Meet I were to live, or die. O for love and pity sake, Look on thy unconscious child, Cast my sins behind thy back, Tell me thou art reconcil'd, Let me in thy strength rejoice, Let me feel my sins forgiven, Answer to the shepherd's voice, Know my name inroll'd in heaven.