Wesley Corpus

Come hither all, whose idol-love, While fond the pleasing pain ye prove, Raises your foolish raptures high, True love is here, whose dying breath Gave life to us; who tasted death, And dying once no more can die. Lord, I have now invited all: And instant still the guests shall call, Still shall I all invite to thee: For O my God, it seems but right In mine, thy meanest servant's sight, That where all is there all should be. Hymn X. Father, thy own in Christ receive, Who deeply for our follies grieve, And cast our sins away, Resolv'd to lead our lives anew, Thine only glory to pursue, And only thee obey. Faith in thy pard'ning love we have, Willing thou art our souls to save, Page 9 For Jesu's sake alone: Jesus thy wrath hath pacified, Jesus, thy well-belov'd hath died For all mankind t' atone. The death sustain'd for all mankind With humblest thanks we call to mind, With grateful joy approve; And every soul of man embrace, And love the dearly ransom'd race In the Redeemer's love. Receive us then, thou pard'ning God, Partakers of his flesh and blood Grant that we now may be: The Sp'rit's attesting seal impart, And speak to every sinner's heart The Saviour died for thee! Hymn XI. O God, that hear'st the prayer, Attend thy people's cry, Who to thy house repair, And on thy death rely, Thy death which now we call to mind, And trust our legacies to find. Thou meetest them that joy In these thy ways to go, And to thy praise employ Their happy lives below, And still within thy temple-gate For all thy promis'd mercies wait. We wait t' obtain them now, We seek the crucified, And at thy altar bow; And long to feel applied Page 10 The blood for our redemption given, And eat the bread that came from heaven. Come then our dying Lord, To us thy goodness shew, In honour of thy word The inward grace bestow, And magnify the sacred sign, And prove the ordinance divine. Hymn XII. Jesu, suffering deity, Can we help remembring thee, Thee, whose blood for us did flow, Thee, who di'dst to save thy foe! Thee Redeemer of mankind, Gladly now we call to mind, Thankfully thy grace approve, Take the tokens of thy love.