Wesley Corpus

Yes, with a solemn oath the Lord Hath us, ev'n us, engag'd to bless, To free, and hallow by his word, And cleanse from all unrighteousness, From all our foes, our sins redeem, The possible offence remove, And make us pure, and all like him, Renew'd, and perfected in love. Perfect in love, that casts out fear, We here shall his commands fulfil, Walk in the light, and see him here, And answer all his righteous will. In all his glorious image bright We here shall serve him all our days, And then with saints in heavenly light Record his everlasting praise. Hymns for Those that Wait for Full Redemption. Hymn X.9 "All things are possible to him that believeth." Mark ix. 23. All things are possible to him, That can in Jesu's name believe: Lord, I no more thy truth blaspheme, Thy truth I lovingly receive; I can, I do believe in thee, All things are possible to me. I.e., the possibility of offending. 9Manuscript precursors of this hymn appear in MS Cheshunt, 91-92; and MS Clarke, 104-5. Page 159 The most impossible of all, Is, that I e'er from sin should cease; Yet shall it be: I know, it shall: Jesus, look to thy faithfulness! If nothing is too hard for thee, All things are possible to me. I without sin on earth shall live, Ev'n I, the chief of sinners I: Thy glory, Lord, to thee I give, O God of truth, thou canst not lie; What thou hast said shall surely be: All things are possible to me. Though earth and hell the word gain say, The word of God can never fail: The Lamb shall take my sins away, 'Tis certain, though impossible; The thing impossible shall be: All things are possible to me. When thou the work of faith hast wrought, I here shall in thine image shine, Nor sin in deed, or word, or thought; Let men exclaim, and fiends repine, They cannot break the firm decree: All things are possible to me. Th' unchangeable decree is past, The sure predestinating word, That I, who on my Lord am cast, I shall be like my sinless Lord: 'Twas fixt from all eternity: All things are possible to me.