Wesley Corpus

Let us both87 together rise, To thy glorious life restor'd, Here regain our paradise, Here prepare to meet our Lord, Here enjoy the earnest given, Travel hand in hand to heaven. Hymns for Christian Friends. Hymn XVII.88 How happy the pair, Whom Jesus unites In friendship to share Angelic delights, Whose chast conversation Is coupled with fear, Whose sure89 expectation Is holiness here! My Jesus, my Lord, Thy grace I commend So kind to afford My weakness a friend! 87Charles Wesley changed "both" to "all" in All in All (1761), to render the hymn more general. 88Manuscript precursors of this hymn appear in MS Friendship I, 49-50; and MS Friendship II, 20-22. 89Ori., "sore"; corrected in errata and 2nd edn. (1756). Page 284 Thy only good-pleasure On me hath bestow'd An heavenly treasure, A servant of God. Appointed by thee, We meet in thy name, And meekly agree To follow the Lamb, To track thy example, The world to disdain, And constantly trample On pleasure and pain. Rejoicing in hope We humbly go on, And daily take up The pledge of our crown, In doing and bearing The will of our Lord, We still are preparing To meet our reward. The heavenly prize Is ever in view, 'Till both shall arise, Created anew; That first resurrection We pant to attain, Go on to perfection, And suffer to reign. O Jesus, appear, No longer delay To sanctify here, And bear us away: The end of our meeting On earth let us see, Triumphantly sitting In glory with thee. Page 285 Hymns for Christian Friends. Hymn XVIII.90 Holy sanctifying Dove, God of truth, and God of love, On my feeble soul descend, On my dearest earthly friend. Come, and all our wants supply, Now the pardon'd sanctify, Now our little faith increase, Fill us now with perfect peace. Lead us thou our constant guide, Witness in our hearts abide, Earnest of the joys to come, Make our souls thy glorious home: Every pretious promise seal, All the depths of God reveal, Keep us to that happy day, Bear us on thy wings away.