Wesley Corpus

Page 19 24"Utter" changed to "outer" in 2nd edn. (1756) and following. Fountain of unexhausted love, Of infinite compassion, hear; My Saviour, and my Prince above, Once more in my behalf appear: Repentance, faith, and pardon give; O let me turn again, and live. But if my gracious day is past, And I am banish'd from thy sight, When into utter24 darkness cast, My judge I'll own hath done me right, Adore the hand whose stroke I feel, Nor murmur when I sink to hell. No dire decree of thine is here That pre-ordain'd my damn'd estate; Jesus the merciful I clear; Jesus the just I vindicate: He swore he would not have me die, Why sinner wilt thou perish, why? Because I would not come to him, That I his proffer'd life might have: Jesus was willing to redeem, I would not suffer him to save. I now his truth and justice prove, I now am damn'd, but God is love. O God, if thou art love indeed, Let it once more be prov'd in me, That I thy mercy's praise may spread For every child of Adam free: O let me now the gift embrace, O let me now be sav'd by grace. If all long-suffering thou hast shewn On me, that others may believe; Now make thy loving-kindness known; Now the all conquering Spirit give,