Wesley Corpus

Jesus, in thine all-saving name We stedfastly believe, And lo! The promis'd power we claim, Which thou art bound to give: Power to become the sons of God, An all-sufficient power, We look to have on us bestow'd A power to sin no more. We yield to be redeem'd from sin, The life divine to live, Open our hearts to take thee in; And all thy grace receive. Thee we receive as God and man, Both in one person join'd, To finish the redeeming plan, To rescue all mankind. On both thy natures we rely, Neither can save alone; The God could not for sinners die, The man could not atone. The merit of a suffering God Hath bought our perfect peace, It stamp'd the value on that blood, Which sign'd our soul's release. 35Manuscript precursors of this hymn appear in MS Shent, 195a-196b; and MS Thirty, 148-51. Page 182 Thy pretious blood hath wash'd away The universal sin; And every child of Adam may Have all thy life brought in. Thy office is to teach, and bless, T' atone, and sanctify; Ready the Spirit of thy grace Thy merits to apply. To thee, O Christ, the praise we give, Thy threefold function sing, The Lord's anointed one receive, Our prophet, priest, and King. Thou, only thou, our wisdom art, Our strength and righteousness; Sprinkle, inform, and rule our heart, Victorious Prince of Peace. Foolish, we come to learn of thee, Guilty, to be forgiven, Poor, sinful worms to be made free From sin, and fit for heaven. Teach us the perfect will of God, For us, and in us pray; Wash us in thine all-cleansing blood; Thy kingly power display. Thy kingly power in us exert, Our rebel heart subdue; More than subdue our rebel heart, Thine utmost virtue shew. Shew us thy sanctifying grace, And take our sin away; Its being utterly erase, All, all its relicks slay. Jesu, we in thy name believe, Which fiends and men deny, To them we dare not credit give Who give our God the lie. Page 183 Jesus, the power of Jesu's name Our sinless souls shall feel; Lord, we believe thee still the same, An utmost Saviour still.