Wesley Corpus

Come, Lord, our souls are on the wing, Now, on thy great white throne appear, And let my eyes behold my King, And let me see my Saviour there! 50"Thy" changed to "thine" in 2nd edn. (1745) and following. Page 165 Hymn for the Day of Pentecost. Rejoice, rejoice ye fallen race, The day of Pentecost is come; Expect the sure-descending grace, Open your hearts to make him room. Our Jesus is gone up on high, For us the blessing to receive; It now comes streaming from the sky, The Spirit comes, and sinners live. To every one whom God shall call The promise is securely made; To you far off; he calls you all; Believe the word which Christ hath said. "The Holy Ghost, if I depart, The Comforter shall surely come; Shall make the contrite sinner's heart His lov'd, his everlasting home." Lord, we believe to us and ours The apostolick promise given; We wait to taste the heavenly powers, The Holy Ghost sent down from heaven. Ah! Leave us not to mourn below, Or long for thy return to pine; Now, Lord, the Comforter bestow, And fix in us the guest divine. Assembled here with one accord, Calmly we wait the promis'd grace, The purchase of our dying Lord Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the place! Page 166 If every one that asks, may find, If still thou art to sinners given, Come as a mighty rushing wind, To shake our earth come down from heaven. Behold to thee our souls aspire, And languish thy descent to meet; Kindle in each thy living fire, And fix in every heart thy seat. Wisdom and strength to thee belongs, Sweetly within our bosoms move, Now let us speak with other tongues The new, strange language of thy love. Spirit of faith, within us live, And strike the crowd with fixt amaze, Open our mouths, and utterance give To publish our Redeemer's praise: To testify the grace of God To-day as yesterday the same, And spread thro' all the earth abroad The wonders wrought by Jesu's name. Another Hymn for the Day of Pentecost.51 Father of our dying Lord, Remember us for good, O fulfil his faithful word, And hear his speaking blood; Give us that for which he prays, Father, glorify thy Son! Shew his truth, and power, and grace, And send THE PROMISE down.