Wesley Corpus

Jesus the all restoring Word, My fallen spirit's hope, After thy lovely likeness, Lord, O when shall I wake up! Thou, O my God, thou only art The life, the truth, the way: Quicken my soul, instruct my heart, My sinking footsteps stay. Of all thou hast in earth below In heaven above to give, Give me thine only self to know, In thee to walk, and live. 11Charles included this hymn in a later manuscript selection for family use: MS Family, 2-3. Page 26 Fill me with all the life of love, In mystick union join Me to thyself, and let me prove The fellowship divine. Open the intercourse between My longing soul and thee, Never to be broke off again Thro' all eternity. Grant this, O Lord; for thou hast died That I might be forgiven, Thou hast the RIGHTEOUSNESS supplied, For which I merit heaven. An Evening Hymn.12 Jesus, the all-atoning Lamb, Lover of lost mankind, Salvation in whose only name A sinful world can find: I ask thy grace to make me clean, I come to thee, my God: Open, O Lord, for this day's sin The fountain of thy blood. 12Charles included this hymn in a later manuscript selection for family use: MS Family, 3-4. Page 27 Hither my spotted soul be brought, And every idle word, And every work, and every thought That hath not pleased my Lord. Hither my actions righteous deem'd By man, and counted good, As filthy rags by God esteem'd, Till sprinkled with thy blood. No! My best actions cannot save, But thou must purge even them: And (for in thee I now believe) My worst cannot condemn. To thee then, O vouchsafe me power For pardon still to flee, And every day, and every hour To wash myself in thee. To the Revd. Mr. Whitefield.13 Brother in Christ, and well belov'd, Attend, and add thy pray'r to mine, As Aaron call'd, yet14 inly mov'd, To minister in things divine! 13First published in George Whitefield's Continuation of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield's Journal, from His Arrival at London to His Departure from thence on his Way to Georgia (London: James Hutton, 1739), iii-iv. 14"Yet" changed to "and" in 4th edn. (1743) and following. Page 28 Faithful, and often own'd of God, Vessel of grace, by Jesus us'd; Stir up the gift on thee bestow'd, The gift thro' hallow'd hands transfus'd.