Wesley Corpus

Glory be to God above, God, from whom all blessings flow! Make we mention of his love, Publish we his praise below; Call'd together by his grace, We are met in Jesu's name, See with joy each other's face, Followers of the bleeding Lamb. Let us then sweet counsel take How to make our calling sure, Our election how to make, Past the reach of hell secure; Build we each the other up, Pray we for our faith's increase, Lasting comfort, steadfast hope, Solid joy, and settled peace. More and more let love abound, Never, never may we rest, Till we are in Jesus found, Of our paradise possest. He removes the flaming sword, Calls us back, from Eden driven, To his image here restor'd, Soon he takes us up to heaven. Page 159 Jesu, Lord, for this we wait, Till thine image we regain: Wilt thou not our souls create? Saviour, shall our faith be vain? If we do in thee believe, Now the second gift impart, Now th' abiding witness give, Give us now the perfect heart. Surely he will not delay, If we patiently endure, Will not empty send away Sinners hungry, mournful, poor. Jesus wept! And still doth weep, Human misery to behold, Pities now his wand'ring sheep, Longs to bring us to his fold. "Children, have you ought to eat?" (Kindly asks our careful God) Jesu's flesh indeed is meat, Drink indeed is Jesu's blood: Drink, and eat my well-belov'd, Lean, he cries, upon my breast, Till ye all, from earth remov'd, Share with me the marriage-feast. At Parting. Blest be the dear, uniting love That will not let us part: Our bodies may far off remove, We still are join'd in heart. Join'd in one Spirit to our head, Where48 he appoints we go, And still in Jesu's footsteps tread, And do his work below. 48Ori., "When"; corrected in errata. Page 160 O let us ever walk in him, And nothing know beside, Nothing desire, nothing esteem But Jesus crucified. Closer, and closer let us cleave To his belov'd embrace, Expect his fulness to receive, And grace to answer grace. While thus we walk with Christ in light Who shall our souls disjoin, Souls, which himself vouchsafes t' unite In fellowship divine!