Wesley Corpus

Now let thy face be seen, Without a veil between: Come and change our faith to sight, Swallow up mortality; Plunge us in a sea of light: Christ, be all in all to me! 69Charles Wesley changes "in us" to "us in" in All in All (1761). Page 168 Praise for Redemption. From the German.70 High praise to thee, all-gracious God! Unceasing praise to thee we pay: Naked and wallowing in our blood, Unpitied, loath'd of all we lay. Thou saw'st, and from th' eternal throne Gav'st us thy dear, thy only Son. Thro' thy rich grace, in Jesu's blood, Blessing, redemption, life we find. Our souls wash'd in this cleansing flood, No stain of guilt remains behind. Who can thy mercy's stores express? Unfathomable, numberless! Now Christ in us doth live, and we, Father, thro' him with thee are one: The banner of his love we see, And fearless grasp the starry crown. Unutterable peace we feel In him, and joys unspeakable. Now hast thou giv'n us, thro' thy Son, The power of living faith to see, Unconquerable faith, alone That gains o'er all the victory. Faith which nor earth nor hell can move, Unblameable in perfect love. 70Source: Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, ed. Das Gesang-Buch der Gemeine in Herrn-Huth (Halle: Wäysenhaus, 1737), 27-28 (25, by Ludwig Andreas Gotter). Page 169 Fully thy71 quick'ning Sp'rit impart, Thou who hast all our sins forgiven; O form the Saviour in my heart; Seal of thy love, and pledge of heaven. For ever be his name imprest Both on my hand, and on my breast. Thine is whate'er we are: thy grace In Christ created us anew, To sing thy never-ceasing praise, Thy unexhausted love to shew; And arm'd with thy great Spirit's aid, Blameless in all thy paths to tread. Yea, Father, ours thro' him thou art, For so is thy eternal will! O live, move, reign within my heart, My soul with all thy fulness fill: My heart, my all I yield to thee: Jesus be all in all to me! On the Admission of Any Person into the Society. Brother in Christ, and well-belov'd, To Jesus, and his servants dear, Enter, and shew thyself approv'd, Enter, and find that God is here! 71Charles Wesley changes "thy" to "the" in All in All (1761). Page 170