Wesley Corpus

From thee no more shall I depart, No more unfaithful prove, But love thee with a constant heart; For angels always love. Tell me no more, it cannot be, Ye sons of earth and hell: The things impossible to me, To God are possible. The world of liars, and their god In vain deny thee, Lord: I listen not to flesh and blood, I hearken to thy word. The thing for which thou bidst me pray, Thou promisest to give, And I shall perfectly obey, I without sin shall live. Page 232 I all thy holy will shall prove; I a weak sinful worm, When thee with all my heart I love, Shall all thy law perform. The graces of my second birth To me shall all be given, And I shall do thy will on earth, As angels do in heaven. "The word of our God shall stand forever." Isaiah xl. 8. Prisoners of hope, lift up your heads, The day of liberty draws near! Jesus, who on the serpent treads, Shall soon in your behalf appear; The Lord shall to his temple come: Prepare your hearts to make him room! We all shall find (whom in his word Himself hath caus'd to put our trust) The Father of our dying Lord Is ever to his promise just; Faithful, and just to seal our peace,98 And99 cleanse from all unrighteousness. Lord, we confess our sins to thee; In sin we were conceiv'd and born: Plung'd in the depth of misery, We never can to thee return, Till thou our fallen souls convert, And give the new, believing heart. Now, if thou canst, withhold the grace From sinners hungry, mournful, poor, Who ask thy love, who seek thy face, Who ever knock at mercy's door, 98Line changed to "Faithful, if we our sins confess," in 2nd edn. (1745) and following. 99"And" changed to "To" in 2nd edn. (1745) and following. Page 233 At Jesu's feet who humbly lie, Resolv'd at Jesu's feet to die. Yes, Lord; we must believe thee kind, Thou never canst unfaithful prove: Surely we shall thy mercy find, Who ask shall all receive thy love, Nor canst thou it to me deny; I ask, the chief of sinners I!