Wesley Corpus

The fiercer the blast, The sooner 'tis past, The tempests that rise Shall gloriously hurry our souls to the skies. Page 245 At the Baptism of Adults.60 Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Honour the means injoin'd by thee, Make good our apostolic boast, And own thy glorious ministry. We now thy promis'd presence claim, Sent to disciple all mankind, Sent to baptize into thy name: We now thy promis'd presence find. Father in these reveal thy Son, In these for whom we seek thy face, The hidden mystery make known, The inward, pure, baptizing grace. Jesu, with us thou always art, Effectuate now the sacred sign, The gift unspeakable impart, And bless thine ordinance divine. Eternal Spirit, descend from high, Baptizer of our spirits thou, The sacramental seal apply, And witness with the water now. Oh! That the souls baptiz'd herein, May now thy truth and mercy feel, May rise, and wash away their sin Come, Holy Ghost, their pardon seal. 60Manuscript precursors of this hymn appear in MS Cheshunt, 89; and MS Clarke, 102. Page 246 Another At the Baptism of Adults. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, In solemn power come down, Present with thy heavenly host Thine ordinance to crown: See a sinful worm of earth! Bless for her the laving flood, Plunge her by a second birth Into the depths of God. Let the promis'd inward grace Accompany the sign, On her new-born soul impress The glorious name divine: Father, all thy love reveal, Jesus all thy mind impart, Holy Ghost, renew, and dwell Forever in her heart. Hymn for the Kingswood Colliers.61 Let all men rejoice by Jesus restor'd! We lift up our voice, and call him our Lord, His joy is to bless us, and free us from thrall, From all that oppress us he rescues us all. Him prophet, and King, and priest we proclaim, We triumph, and sing of Jesus's name: Poor idiots he teaches to shew forth his praise, And tell of the riches of Jesus's grace. 61A manuscript precursor of this hymn appears in MS Thirty, 32-33. Page 247 No matter how dull the scholar whom he Takes into his school, and gives him to see: A wonderful fashion of teaching he hath, And wise to salvation he makes us thro' faith.