Wesley Corpus

With us thro' life abide, And to thy glory guide, Give us, Lord, if not below, Give us soon to meet above, All the dignity to know, All the heighth of heavenly love. My longing soul prepare To meet my brother there; Him to see at thy right-hand, Fair in loveliness divine, With him in thy sight to stand, With him in thy praise to join. For this immortal hope I freely give him up: Only keep us to that day Or if more I may request, Let me first escape away, Let me find an earlier rest. My residue of days Add to his lengthen'd race: Or if mercy hath ordain'd Both at once should take our flight, Page 288 Let us suddenly ascend, Now obtain the blissful sight. Now; or whene'er thy will Shall call us to the hill: Only give us hearts to pray 'Till thine arms receive us home, Come, Redeemer, come away, King of saints triumphant, come. Hymns for Christian Friends. Hymn XXI.94 Thou Son of God, whose flaming eyes, Mark every wish and thought that rise In this poor troubled heart, Disclose, drag out to open light All things displeasing in thy sight, And bid them all depart. Wretched, and void of God, and blind, Wouldst thou that I should comfort find And ease in aught below? Or rather bear my utmost load, And shrink from every creature-good, And only Jesus know? Spite of myself resolv'd t' obey, I tear the dear right-eye away, If it my Lord offend; I bow me to the will divine, My life, and more than life resign, I give thee back my friend. Thy will be done, whate'er it be, Thy blessed will concerning me 94Manuscript precursors of this hymn appear in MS Friendship I, 11-12; and MS Friendship II, 26-27. Page 289 I awfully adore: If thou demand my only prop, I yield, I yield to give him up, And see his face no more. No more; 'till that thrice welcome day, When earth and heaven shall pass away Before thy glorious face: We then shall both to thee repair, And catch each other in the air, And fly to thy embrace.