Wesley Corpus

Lo! Thy sister is gone back To her gods, and people dear; Weeping soul, a wretch forsake, Why shouldst thou my sorrows bear? Turn, and let thy troubles cease, Go, my child, and go in peace. 82Manuscript precursors of this hymn appear in MS Cheshunt, 59-61; and MS Clarke, 66-68. Page 328 O intreat me not to leave Thee my faithful guide and friend; Let me to my father cleave, Let me hold thee to the end: Thy own child in Christ I am, Following thee, as thou the Lamb. Never will I cease to mourn, 'Till my Lord thy tears shall dry, Never back from thee return, Never from my Father fly: Do not ask me to depart, Do not break thy children's heart. Where thou go'est, I still will go, Thine shall be my soul's abode; Thine shall be my weal or woe, Thine my people and my God; Where thou die'st with joy will I Lay my weary head and die. There will I my burial have, (If it be the Master's will) Sleeping in a common grave, 'Till the quickning trump I feel, Call'd with thee to leave the tomb, Summon'd to our happy doom. God do so to me, and more, If from thee, my guide, I part, 'Till the mortal pang is o'er, Will I hold thee in my heart; And when I my breath resign, Then thou art forever mine. Page 329 Written at the Land's End.83 Come, divine Immanuel come, Take possession of thy home, Now thy mercy's wings expand, Stretch throughout the happy land. Carry on thy victory, Spread thy rule from sea to sea, Reconvert the ransom'd race, Save us, save us, Lord, by grace. Take the purchase of thy blood, Bring us to a pardning God; Give us eyes to see our day, Hearts the glorious truth t' obey; Ears to hear the gospel-sound Grace doth more than sin abound. God appeas'd, and man forgiven, Peace on earth, and joy in heaven. O that every soul might be Suddenly subdued to thee! O that all in thee might know Everlasting life below. Now thy mercy's wings expand, Stretch throughout the happy land; Take possession of thy home, Come, divine Immanuel, come! 83A manuscript precursor of this hymn appears in MS Shent, 116b. Charles records the occasion of this hymn in his MS Journal (July 30, 1742).