Wesley Corpus

Thou only canst our wills controul, Our wild unruly passions bind, Tame the old Adam in our soul, And make us of one heart and mind. 130"Thy" changed to "thine" in 2nd edn. (1745) only. Page 274 Speak but the reconciling word, The winds shall cease, the waves subside, We all shall praise our common Lord, Our Jesus, and him crucified. Giver of peace, and unity, Send down thy mild pacific Dove, We all shall then in one agree, And breathe the Spirit of thy love. We all shall think, and speak the same Delightful lesson of thy grace, One undivided Christ proclaim, And jointly glory in thy praise. O let us take a softer mould: Blended and gather'd into thee, Under one shepherd make one fold, Where all is love and harmony. Regard thine own eternal prayer, And send a peaceful answer down, To us thy Father's name declare, Unite, and perfect us in one. So shall the world believe, and know, That God hath sent thee from above, When thou art seen in us below, And every soul displays thy love. Part IV. The Lord is King, and earth submits, Howe'er impatient to his sway, Between the cherubim he sits, And makes his restless foes obey. All power is to our Jesus given, O'er earth's rebellious sons he reigns, Page 275 He mildly rules the hosts of heaven, And holds the power131 of hell in chains. In vain doth Satan rage his hour, Beyond his chain he cannot go, Our Jesus shall stir up his power, And soon avenge us of our foe. Jesus shall his great arm reveal, Jesus, the woman's conquering seed, (Tho' now the serpent bruise his heel) Jesus shall bruise the serpent's head. The enemy his tares hath sown, But Christ shall shortly root them up, Shall cast the dire accuser132 down, And disappoint his children's hope; Shall still the proud Philistine's noise, Baffle the sons of unbelief, Nor long permit them to rejoice, But turn their triumph into grief. Come, glorious Lord, the rebels spurn, Scatter thy foes, victorious King, And Gath and Askelon shall mourn, And all the sons of God shall sing, Shall magnify the sovereign grace, Of him that sits upon the throne, And earth, and heaven conspire to praise Jehovah, and his conquering Son. The Lord's Prayer Paraphras'd.133