Wesley Corpus

Thou wilt to us make known Thy nature and thy name, Us who our utmost Saviour own From every touch of blame, From every word and deed, From every thought unclean, Our Jesus, 'till our souls are freed From all remains of sin. Hymns for Christian Friends. Hymn XLVIII.120 All thanks to the Lamb who gives us to meet! His love we proclaim, his praises repeat: We own him our Jesus continually near, To pardon, and bless us, and perfect us here. In him we have peace, in him we have power, Preserv'd by his grace throughout the dark hour, 120A manuscript precursor of this hymn appears in MS Shent, 71a. Page 324 In all our temptation he keeps us, to prove His utmost salvation, his fulness of love. Thro' pride and desire unhurt we have gone, Thro' water and fire with us he went on; The world and the devil by him we o'ercame, Our Jesus from evil, forever the same. When we would have spurn'd his mercy and grace, To Egypt return'd, and fled from his face, He hindred our flying, (his goodness to shew) And stopt us by crying, "Will ye also go?" Oh! What shall we do, our Saviour to love? To make us anew, come, Lord, from above, The fruit of thy passion, thy holiness give, Give us the salvation of all that believe. Come, Jesus, and loose the stammerer's tongue, And teach even us the spiritual song, Let us without ceasing give thanks for thy grace, And glory, and blessing, and honour, and praise. Pronounce the glad word, and bid us be free: Ah! Hast thou not, Lord, a blessing for me? The peace thou hast given, this moment impart, And open thy heaven, O love, in my heart. Hymns for Christian Friends. Hymn XLIX.121 See, Jesu, thy disciples see, The promis'd blessing give, Met in thy name, we look to thee, Expecting to receive. Thee we expect our faithful Lord, Who in thy name are join'd, We wait, according to thy word, Thee in the midst to find. 121Manuscript precursors of this hymn appear in MS Shent, 71b-72a; and MS Thirty, 71-72. Page 325 With us thou art assembled here, But O thyself reveal, Son of the living God, appear, Let us thy presence feel.