Wesley Corpus

The secret of the Lord thou art, The mystery so long unknown, Christ in a pure and perfect heart, The name inscrib'd in the white stone, The life divine, the little leaven, My pretious pearl, my present heaven. Another Desiring to Love. O love divine, what hast thou done! Th' immortal God hath died for me! The Father's co-eternal Son Bore all my sins upon the tree; Th' immortal God for me hath died! My Lord, my love is crucified! Behold him all ye that pass by, The bleeding Prince of life and peace, Come see, ye worms, your Maker die, And say, was ever grief like his! Come feel with me his blood applied: My Lord, my love is crucified! Is crucified for me and you, To bring us rebels near to God; Believe, believe the record true, We all are bought with Jesu's blood; Page 27 Pardon for all flows from his side: My Lord, my love is crucified. Then let us sit beneath his cross, And gladly catch the healing stream, All things for him account but loss, And give up all our hearts to him; Of nothing think, or speak beside:15 My Lord, my love is crucified! John i. 29. "Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!"16 Jesu, great Redeemer, hear A feeble sinner's cry, Thou in my behalf appear, And bring salvation nigh: To my Lord what shall I say? Saviour, I of thee have need; Take, O take my sins away, And make me free indeed. Thee all-lovely as thou art, Should I profess to love, Surely my rebellious heart The falshood would disprove: Thee my heart cannot obey Till from every evil freed: Take, O take my sins away, And make me free indeed.17 Should I say, that ought in me Of good doth now abide, Self-condemn'd I now should be; My all is self and pride. Guilty, guilty must I say, Nothing, Lord, have I to plead: Take, O take my sins away, And make me free indeed. 15Line changed to "Of nothing speak or think beside" in 2nd edn. (1745) and following. 16Title changed to "Salvation by Grace" in 2nd edn. (1745) and 3rd following. 17Ori., ends this and next three stanzas: "Take, O take, c." Page 28