Wesley Corpus

Page 241 Call me forth thy witness, Lord, Let my life declare thy power, Born of God, renew'd, restor'd, O let me sin no more. Fain would I the truth proclaim That makes me free indeed, Glorify my Saviour's name, And all its vertues spread: Jesus all our wants relieves, Jesus, mighty to redeem, Saves, and to the utmost saves All those that come to him. Jesu, lo! I come to thee, And wait to be sent forth; If thy Spirit send forth me, A worm shall shake the earth; I shall thy great name declare, Spread thy victories abroad, Be the weapons of thy war, The battle-ax of God. Perfect then thy mighty power In a weak, sinful worm, All my sins destroy, devour, And all my soul transform; Now apply thy104 Spirit's seal, O come quickly from above, Empty me of self, and fill With all the life of love. The Same Waiting for the Promise. Lord, I glorify thy grace, Thy truth, and saving power, Waiting to behold thy face, And live in sin no more, I shall fully be renew'd, All thy promises receive, 'Spight of hell, and flesh, and blood, I dare at last believe. 104Charles Wesley changed "thy" to "the" in All in All (1761). Page 242 Can the Ethiop change his skin, His spots the leopard lose? Then may I, enur'd to sin, The path of virtue chuse. Surely in thy strength I may: At thy word it shall be so; I shall from my heart obey, I shall be white as snow. I have not believ'd in vain, The word of faith is sure: How should sin in me remain, When Jesus saith, "Be pure! Perfect as your Father is." Father, is there sin in thee? Thou art mine, with all thy bliss, When Jesus lives in me. Mine is wisdom, power is mine, When Christ is in my heart, Thou, O Christ, art power divine, Wisdom divine thou art: Soon as thee my spirit feels, Sin no more hath place in me, Then in me all fulness dwells; All fulness dwells in thee. Desiring to Love. Part I. Thee, Jesu, thee the sinner's friend, I follow on to apprehend, Renew the glorious strife, Divinely confident, and bold With faith's strong arm on thee lay hold, Thee, my eternal life.