Wesley Corpus

By thy first bloodshedding heal us; Cut us off from every sin: By thy circumcision seal us, Write thy law of love within. By thy Spirit circumcise us, Kindle in our hearts a flame: By thy baptism baptize us Into all thy glorious name. By thy fasting and temptation Mortify our vain desires, Take away what sense or passion, Appetite or flesh requires: Arm us with thy self-denial, Every tempted soul defend; Save us in the fiery trial, Make us faithful to the end. Page 20 28Resurrection Hymns ori., "Save us when." 29Resurrection Hymns ori., "By that highest point of passion." 30Resurrection Hymns ori., "sufferings." By thy sorer sufferings save us, Save us while28 conform'd to thee; By thy miseries relieve us, By thy painful agony. When beneath thy frown we languish, When we feel thine anger's weight, Save us by thine unknown anguish, Save us by thy bloody sweat. By that acme of thy passion,29 By thy suffering30 on the tree, Save us from the indignation Due to all mankind, and me: Hanging, bleeding, panting, dying, Gasping out thy latest breath, By thy precious death's applying, Save us from eternal death! Page 21 From the world of care release us, By thy decent burial save; Crucify'd with thee, O Jesus, Hide us in thy quiet grave. By thy pow'r divinely glorious, By thy resurrection's pow'r Raise us up, o'er sin victorious, Raise us up to fall no more. By the pomp of thine ascending Live we here to heaven restor'd, Live in pleasures never ending, Share the portion of our Lord. Let us have our conversation With the blessed spir'ts above, Sav'd with all thy great salvation, Perfectly renew'd in love. Page 22 Glorious head, triumphant Saviour, High enthron'd above all height, We have now thro' thee found favour, Righteous in thy Father's sight: Hears he not thy pray'r unceasing? Can he turn away thy face? Send us down the purchas'd blessing, Fulness of the gospel-grace. By the coming of thy Spirit As a mighty rushing wind, Save us into all thy merit, Into all thy sinless mind. Let the perfect gift be giv'n, Let thy will in us be seen, Done on earth as 'tis in heav'n: Lord, thy Spirit cries Amen! Page 23 31First appeared in Resurrection Hymns (1746), 4-5 (3). 32Resurrection Hymns ori., "Lets her wash." Hymn X. On the Resurrection.31