Wesley Corpus

Come away to the skies, My beloved arise, And rejoice on the day thou wast born, On the festival day Come exulting away, To thy heavenly country return. 52A manuscript precursor of this hymn appears in MS Richmond, 2-4; where it is clear this was written for the birthday of Sarah Gwynne Wesley. Page 175 We have laid up our love And treasure above, Though our bodies continue below; The redeem'd of the Lord We remember his word, And with singing to Sion we go. With singing we praise The original grace By our heavenly Father bestow'd, Our being receive From his bounty, and live To the honour and glory of God. For thy glory we are, Created to share Both the nature and kingdom divine: Created again, That our souls may remain In time and eternity thine. With thanks we approve The design of thy love Which hath join'd us, in Jesus his name, So united in heart, That we never can part, Till we meet at the feast of the Lamb. There, there at his seat We shall suddenly meet, And be parted in body no more, We shall sing to our lyres With the heavenly quires, And our Saviour in glory adore. Hallelujah we sing To our Father and King, And his rapturous praises repeat; To the Lamb that was slain Hallelujah again Sing all heaven, and fall at his feet. Page 176 In assurance of hope We to Jesus look up, Till his banner unfurl'd in the air From our grave we doth see, And cry out IT IS HE, And fly up to acknowledge him there! Gloria Patri, c. I. Glory to the paternal God, To Jesus lavish of his blood, God over all supreme in power and grace, And God the Holy Ghost with equal ardors praise. Sing all on earth like those on high, Let saints and angels magnify One undivided God in Persons Three, And lengthen out the song to all eternity! Gloria Patri, c. II. Thankful the Father's grace we own; Jehovah's fellow and his Son, With God the Holy Ghost adore, One glorious God in Persons Three, All honour we ascribe to thee, As always was, and is, and shall be evermore!