Wesley Corpus

Give them conceptions worthy thee, Give them, in Jesu's face, Thy merciful design to see, Thy all-redeeming grace. Stir up thy strength, and help us, Lord, The preachers multiply, Send forth thy light, and give the word, And let the shadows fly. Page 141 O! If thy Spirit send forth me, The meanest of the throng, I'll sing thy grace divinely free, And teach mankind the song. Grace will I sing, thro' Jesu's name, On all mankind bestow'd; The everlasting truth proclaim, And seal that truth with blood. Come then, thou all-embracing love, Our frozen bosom warm; Dilating fire, within us move, With truth and meekness arm. Let us triumphantly ride on, And more than conquerors prove, With meekness bear th' opposers down, And bind with cords of love. Shine in our63 hearts, Father of light; Jesu, thy beams impart; Spirit of truth, our minds unite, And keep us one in heart. Then, only then our eyes shall see Thy promis'd kingdom come; And every heart by grace set free, Shall make the Saviour room. 63Ori., "their"; a misprint, corrected to 1739 original. 64Ori., "36"; a misprint. Page 142 Thee every tongue shall then confess, And every knee shall bow; Come quickly, Lord, we wait thy grace, We long to meet thee now. Hymn to Christ the Prophet. Prophet, on earth bestow'd, A Teacher, sent from God, Thee we welcome from above, Sent the Father to reveal, Sent to manifest his love, Sent to teach his perfect will. Thee all the seers of old Prefigur'd and foretold; Moses thee the Prophet shew'd, Meek and lowly as thou art, Abraham, the friend of God, David, after his own heart. The lesser stars that shone, Till thy great course begun, With imparted lustre bright, Render'd back their borrow'd ray, Pointing to thy perfect light, Ushering in thy glorious day. 65Ori., "35"; a misprint. Page 143 Light of the world below, Thee all mankind may know; Thou, the universal friend, Into every soul hast shone: O that all would comprehend, All adore the rising Sun. Thy chearing beams we bless, Bright Sun of righteousness: Life and immortality Thou alone to light hast brought, Bid the new creation be, Call'd the world of grace from nought. Image of God most high Display'd to mortal eye, Thee the patriarchs beheld, Thee the angel they ador'd, Oft in diverse ways reveal'd Christ the everlasting Lord.