Wesley Corpus

O let us not presume to take The matter out of thy great hand: Who can the Rock of Ages shake? The sure foundation still shall stand. 129Ori., "heart"; corrected in errata. Page 272 Let others rush with trembling haste, With eager wrath thy cause defend, Our soul is on thy promise cast, And lo! We calmly wait the end. Tho' we our hands do not lift up, The tott'ring ark shall never fall, It never shall to Dagon stoop: Thy kingdom ruleth over all. Stedfast our anchor is and sure; It enters now within the veil, Thy church immoveably secure, Defies the powers of earth and hell. Part II. Come, O thou greater than our heart, And make thy faithful mercies known, The mind which was in thee impart, Thy constant mind in us be shewn. From anger set our spirits free, It worketh not thy righteousness, In patience let us wait on thee, And quietly our souls possess. Jesu, to whose supream command All things in heaven, earth, hell submit, Upon us lay thy mighty hand, And self shall sink beneath thy feet. O let us by thy cross abide, Thee, only thee resolve to know, The Lamb for sinners crucified, A world to save from endless woe. Page 273 Take us into thy people's rest, And we from our own works shall cease, With thy meek Spirit arm our breast, And keep our minds in perfect peace. Lift up, and fix our stedfast eye, On thee the Father's fav'rite Son, Thee our great head, gone up on high, Firm on thy130 everlasting throne. Tho' earth and hell thy rule oppose, The Lord is King, Messiah reigns! Till Satan, sin, and all thy foes, And death, the last of all, be slain. Jesu, for this we calmly wait, O let our eyes behold thee near, Hasten to make our heaven compleat, Appear, our glorious God, appear! Part III. Unchangeable Almighty Lord, Our souls upon thy truth we stay, Accomplish now thy faithful word, And give, O give us all one way. O let us all join hand in hand, Who seek redemption in thy blood, Fast in one mind, and spirit stand, And build the temple of our God.