Wesley Corpus

Jesu, to thee alone, I would the glory give: O may I never seek my own, Or praise from man receive! Thou wilt, I firmly trust, My feeble heart secure, Exclude the sacrilegious boast, And keep my conscience pure. While with a single eye I at thy glory aim, Thy love shall set me up on high, In honour of thy name; Until I take my place Among the saints above, A witness of thy heavenly grace, Thy everlasting love. Another After Preaching.81 Glory, and thanks, and praise To him that hath the key! 81A manuscript version of this hymn appears in Wesley's journal letter covering July 1-26, 1746 (on July Page 324 Jesus, thy sovereign grace Gives us the victory, Baffles the world, and Satan's power, And open throws the gospel-door. Sin, only sin could close That door of pardning love; But spite of all our foes Thou dost the bar remove, The door again thou openest wide And shewst thyself the crucified. Thy miracles of grace We now repeated see, The dumb proclaims thy praise, The deaf attends to thee, Leaps as a bounding hart the lame, And shews the powers of Jesus' name. The lepers are made clean, The blind their sight receive, Quicken'd the dead in sin, The humble poor believe The gospel of their sins forgiven, With God himself sent down from heaven. Joyful again we hear The heart-reviving sound, Again the Comforter Within our coasts is found, The Saviour at the door is seen, Lift up your hearts, and take him in. Lord, we the call obey, In thee alone confide, Rejoice to see thy day To feel thy blood applied, Our faith has made us whole, we know, And in thy peace to heaven we go. Page 325 For Those who Begin to be Awakened. O thou who hast in mercy sought The souls that went astray, And snatch'd us from the pit, and brought To see this gospel-day: Still in thy mercy's arms embrace Thy servants still defend, And carry on thy work of grace, And save us to the end. For what thou hast already done, Jesus, thy name we bless, Redeem'd by thy dear name alone From outward wickedness. Too long alas, we liv'd in sin, Unholy, and unjust, And wallow'd in the acts unclean Of drunkenness and lust.