Wesley Corpus

But if the gospel we obey, Our will to God and man resign, All honour to our masters pay, And worship only not divine; His uncontested witnesses We praise the doctrine of our Lord, Prove to their hearts the truth of grace, And sinners save without the word. A Parent's Prayer. O never let my children live The devil's to become, Their God by wickedness to grieve, Their substance to consume; Page 154 Far from thy family to rove, The tempter's easy prey, And forfeit thine eternal love, And cast their souls away. Rather permit them to expire In life's unclouded morn, And join them to the virgin-quire, The church of the first-born: Before thy statutes they forsake, Allow my just request, And thro' the wounds of Jesus take The infants to thy breast. My fairest prospects I forego, So thou with safety bless, And ere42 they good or evil know, The innocents release: I ask as with my parting breath, To each allotted be An holy life, or early death: But which I leave to thee. To be Sung at the Tea-Table. How happy are we Who in Jesus agree To expect his return from above! We sit under our VINE, And delightfully join In the praise of his excellent love. How pleasant and sweet (In his name when we meet) Is his fruit to our spiritual taste! We are banqueting here On angelical chear, And the joys that eternally last. 42Ori. (in both editions), "e'er"; but clearly used in sense of "before." Page 155 Invited by him, We drink of the stream Ever-flowing in bliss from the throne; Who in Jesus believe We the Spirit receive That proceeds from the Father and Son. The unspeakable grace He obtain'd for our race; And the Spirit of faith he imparts: Then, then we conceive How in heaven they live By the kingdom of God in our hearts. True believers have seen The Saviour of men, As his head he on Calvary bow'd; We shall see him again, When with all his bright train He descends on the luminous cloud. We remember the word Of our crucified Lord, When he went to prepare us a place, "I will come in that day, And transport you away, And admit to a sight of my face."