Wesley Corpus

Thou call'st us here to seek thy face, To learn the lessons of thy grace, And feel th' atoning blood: Thou talk'st to every heart sincere, And all thy pard'ning voice may hear, And find thee in the wood. Come then, the life, the truth, the way, Now in the morning of our day, These clouds of sin remove, Make us unto salvation wise, And help us to secure the prize Of thy eternal love. Hymn LI. O for a thankful heart Our Father's love to own, To taste how merciful thou art In all that thou hast done! How bountiful and kind To us above the rest, If blest with a contented mind, We know that we are blest. Thy providence hath car'd For our simplicity, For us a place and means prepar'd Of rightly knowing thee: To glorify thy name Us thou hast hither led, To serve and love the bleeding Lamb, Who suffer'd in our stead. Ah, let us not receive Thy choicest grace in vain, Nor ever more thy Spirit grieve, Or put our Lord to pain! Page 47 Lightness and discontent With every sin depart, And let us each to thee present A willing, honest heart. Lord, we present it now For thee to form anew, Our Maker and Redeemer thou, Thine utmost pleasure shew, In us with power fulfil The work of faith divine, And take us to thy heavenly hill, To live forever thine. Hymn LII. Before School. Father, to thee our souls we raise, And for a blessing look, Prevent, and help us by thy grace In learning of our book. Give us an humble active mind, From sloth and folly free, Give us a chearful heart, inclin'd To truth and piety. A faithful memory bestow, With solid learning store, And still, O Lord, as more we know, Let us obey thee more: Let us things excellent discern, Hold fast what we approve, And above all delight to learn The lessons of thy love. Page 48 Hymn LIII. In School. Still let us keep the end in mind For which we hither came, In search of useful knowledge join'd, As followers of the Lamb. Thro' him let us to God look up In every step we take, And for his constant blessing hope For Jesu's only sake.