Wesley Corpus

Last updated: April 14, 2009. Hymn at the Sacrament (1747)1 Baker list, 135 Editorial Introduction: At some point after publishing Hymns on the Lord's Supper (1745), possibly in 1747, Charles Wesley published a single Hymn at the Sacrament as a four-page pamphlet. The hymn was published anonymously and without indication of publisher. However, authorship is verified by its appearance in two of Charles's manuscript collections,(MS Miscellaneous Hymns, 198-200; and MS Richmond 64-65). Edition: Charles Wesley. Hymn at the Sacrament. np, 1747?. Page 1 God of truth and power and grace, Drawn by thee to seek thy face, Lo! I in thy courts appear, Humbly come to meet thee here; Trembling at thine altar stand Lift to heaven my heart and hand, Of thy promis'd strength secure, All my sins I now abjure. Page 2 2Ori., "great"; a misprint. All my promises renew, All my wickedness eschew, Chiefly that I call'd my own, Now I hate, renounce, disown. Never more will I commit, Follow, or be led by it, Only grant2 the grace I claim, Arm my soul with Jesus' name. Sure I am, thou able art To confirm my feeble heart, Yes, thou wilt from sin defend, Make me faithful to the end. Page 3 Sure I am, it is thy will, I should never yield to ill, Never lose thy gracious power, Never sin or grieve thee more. What doth then my hopes prevent? Lord, thou stay'st for my consent, My consent thro' grace I give, Promise in thy fear to live. Kept by all-sufficient grace, I will not to sin give place, I my bosom sin abjure, Jesus' blood shall keep me pure. Page 4 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Present with thy angel host, While I at thine altar bow, Witness to the solemn vow! Now admit my bold appeal, Now affix thy Spirit's seal Now the power from high be given, Register the oath in heaven.