Wesley Corpus

To those who would their Lord embrace, Give him to preach the word of grace, Sweetly their yielding bosom move, And melt them with the fire of love. Let all with thankful hearts confess Thy welcome messenger of peace, Thy power in his report be found, And let thy feet behind him sound. Written After a Deliverance. Jesus, thy saving name I bless, Deliver'd out of my distress, Thy faithfulness I prove; I magnify thy mercy's power: My refuge in the trying hour Was thy almighty love. Snatch'd from the rage of cruel men, Brought up out of the lions' den, And thro' the burning flame: Jesus, thine out-stretch'd hand I see, Might, wisdom, strength ascribe to thee, And bless thy saving name. Hereby thou favour'st me, I know, Because thou wouldst not let the foe My hunted soul destroy: Page 304 Better than life thy favour is, 'Tis pure delight, and perfect bliss, And everlasting joy. Sav'd by a miracle of grace, Lord, I with thankful heart embrace The token of thy love: This, this the comfortable sign, That I the first-born church shall join, And bless thy name above. Another Written After a Deliverance. Let all the God of Daniel praise Almighty to redeem, Who saves, as in the antient days, The men that trust in him. He hath the great deliverance wrought, His angel sent again, And shut the lions' mouths, and brought Us up out of their den. Give glory to Elijah's God, Elijah's God and ours, Who hath around his servants stood, With all his heavenly powers: Beset we were by Satan's host, In human shape conceal'd, He baffled their tyrannic boast, And all their fury quell'd. That God who sav'd the faithful three Let every soul admire: We too have seen the deity, And walk'd unburnt in fire: Page 305 Call'd down by faith, from heaven he came, The Son of man we knew: He kept us in the lambent flame, And strangely brought us thro'. The floods with horrid discord rag'd, And lifted up their voice: Jehovah on our side engag'd, And still'd their angry noise, His word rebuk'd the swelling sea, Nor suffer'd it to o'erflow, "Hither proceed, allow'd by me, But dare no farther go."