Wesley Corpus

O that I could, with favour'd John, Recline my weary head upon The dear Redeemer's breast! From care, and sin, and sorrow free, Give me, O Lord, to find in thee My everlasting rest. Thy only love do I require, Nothing on64 earth beneath desire, Nothing in heaven above: Let earth and heaven, and all things go, Give me thine65 only love to know, Give me thine66 only love. Page 50 67First appeared in Hymns for Times of Trouble and Persecution, 2nd ed. (1745), 68-69. Hymn XX. The Triumph of Faith.67 Head of thy church triumphant! We joyfully adore thee: Till thou appear, Thy members here Shall sing like those in glory. We lift our hearts and voices With blest anticipation, And cry aloud, And give to God The praise of our salvation. Page 51 68Ori. in HTTP 2nd edn. (1745), "In thee." While in affliction's furnace, And passing thro' the fire, Thy love we praise, Which knows our days, And ever brings us nigher: We clap our hands, exulting In thine almighty favour; The love divine Which made us thine, Shall keep us thine for ever. Thou dost conduct thy people Thro' torrents of temptation: Nor will we fear, While thou art near, The fire of tribulation. The world with sin and Satan In vain our march opposes; By thee68 we shall Break thro' them all, And sing the song of Moses. Page 52 By faith we see the glory, To which thou shalt restore us, The cross despise For that high prize, Which thou hast set before us. And if thou count us worthy, We each, as dying Stephen, Shall see thee stand At God's right-hand, To take us up to heaven. Page 53 69First appeared in Hymns for Times of Trouble and Persecution (1744), 43. A manuscript precursor of the hymn appears in MS Thirty, 202. Hymn XXI. The Triumph of Faith.69 Ye servants of God, Your Master proclaim, And publish abroad His wonderful name: The name all-victorious Of Jesus extol; His kingdom is glorious, And rules over all. () The waves of the sea Have lift up their voice, Sore troubled that we In Jesus rejoice: The floods they are roaring; But Jesus is here: While we are adoring He always is near. Page 54