Wesley Corpus

Page 22 Nay, but his bowels yearn'd to see The people hungry, scatter'd, faint: Nay, but he utter'd over thee Jerusalem, a true complaint: Jerusalem, who shed'st his blood, That, with his tears, for thee hath flow'd. 10 How oft for thy hardheartedness Did Jesus in his spirit groan! The things belonging to thy peace, Hadst thou, O bloody city, known, Thee, turning in thy gracious day, He never would have cast away. 11 He wept, because thou wouldst not see The grace which sure salvation brings: How oft would he have gather'd thee, And cherish'd underneath his wings; But thou wouldst not unhappy thou! And justly art thou harden'd now. 12 Would Jesus have the sinner die? Why hangs he then on yonder tree? What means that strange expiring cry? (Sinners he prays for you and me) "Forgive them, Father, O forgive, They know not that by me they live!" 13 He prays for those that shed his blood: And who from Jesus's blood is pure? Who hath not crucify'd his God? Whose sins did not his death procure? If all have sinn'd thro' Adam's fall, Our second Adam died for all. 14 Adam descended from above Our loss of Eden to retrieve, Great God of universal love, If all the world in thee may live, Page 23 26Ori., "bath"; corrected in 2nd edn. (1756) and following. In us a quick'ning Spirit be, And witness, thou hast died for me! 15 Extend to me the cleansing tide Which freely flow'd for all mankind, Open the fountain of thy side, In thee may I redemption find, Give me redemption in thy blood: For me, and all mankind it flow'd. 16 Dear, loving, all-attoning Lamb, Thee by thy painful agony, Thy bloody-sweat, thy grief and shame, Thy cross and passion on the tree, Thy precious death, and life, I pray Take all, take all my sins away! 17 O let me kiss thy bleeding feet, And bathe,26 and wash them with my tears, The story of thy love repeat In every drooping sinner's ears, That all may hear the quick'ning sound, If I, ev'n I have mercy found! 18 O let thy love my heart constrain, Thy love for every sinner free, That every fallen soul of man May taste the grace that found out me, That all mankind with me may prove Thy sovereign everlasting love.