Wesley Corpus

Live we now in Christ our head, Quick'ned by thy life, and fed; Christ, from whom the Spirit flows, Into thee thy body grows; While we feel the vital blood, While the circulating flood, Christ, thro' every member rolls, Soul of all believing souls. Daily growth the members find, Fitly each with other join'd; Closely all compacted rise; Every joint its strength supplies, Page 19078 Life to every part conveys, Till the whole receive increase, All compleat the body prove, Perfectly built up in love. The Communion of Saints. Part II. Christ, the true, the heavenly vine, If thy grace hath made us thine, Branches of a poison'd root, Fallen Adam's evil fruit; If we now transplanted are, If we of thy nature share, Hear us, Lord, and let us be Fully grafted into thee. Still may we continue thus, We in thee, and thou in us; Let us fresh supplies receive, From thee, in thee ever live, Share the fatness of the root, Blossom, bud, and bring forth fruit, With immortal vigour rise, Tow'ring till we reach the skies. Christ, to all believers known, Living, precious corner stone, Christ, by mortals disallow'd, Chosen and esteem'd of God, 78Original is misnumbered as page 191. Page 19179 Lively stones we come to thee, Built together let us be, Sav'd by grace thro' faith alone: Faith it is that makes us one. Other ground can no man lay, Jesus the foundation is: This shall stand, and only this: Fitly fram'd in him we are, All the building rises fair: Let it to a temple rise, Worthy him who fills the skies. Husband of thy church below, Christ, if thee our Lord we know, Unto thee betroth'd in love, Always faithful let us prove, Never rob thee of our heart, Never give the creature part; Only thou possess the whole, Take our80 body, spirit, soul. Stedfast let us cleave to thee, Love the mystic union be, Union to the world unknown! Join'd to God, in spirit one. Wait we till the Spouse shall come, Till the Lamb shall take us home, For his heaven the bride prepare, Solemnize our nuptials there. 79Original is misnumbered as page 190. 80Charles Wesley changes "our" to "my" in All in All (1761). Page 192 The Communion of Saints. Part III. John xvii. 20, c.