Wesley Corpus

By thy meritorious dying Save us from this death of sin, By thy pretious blood's applying Make our inmost nature clean; Give us worthily t' adore thee, Thou our full Redeemer be, Give us pardon, grace, and glory, Peace, and power, and heaven in thee. Page 13 Hymn XVI. Come, thou everlasting Spirit, Bring to every thankful mind All the Saviour's dying merit All his suffering6 for mankind: True recorder of his Passion, Now the living faith impart, Now reveal his great salvation, Preach his gospel to our heart. Come, thou witness of his dying, Come, remembrancer divine, Let us feel thy power applying Christ to every soul and mine; Let us groan thine inward groaning, Look on him we pierc'd, and grieve, All receive the grace atoning, All the sprinkled blood receive. Hymn XVII. Who is this, that comes from far Clad in garments dipt in blood! Strong triumphant traveller, Is he man, or is he God? I that speak in righteousness, Son of God and man I am, Mighty to redeem your race; Jesus is your Saviour's name. Wherefore are thy garments red, Died as in a crimson sea? They that in the wine-vat7 tread Are not stain'd so much as thee. 6"Suffering" changed to "sufferings" in 2nd edn. (1747) and following. 7Ori., "wine-fat" (in all edns.). Page 14 I the Father's fav'rite Son, Have the dreadful wine-press trod, Borne the vengeful wrath alone, All the fiercest wrath of God. Hymn XVIII. Lift your eyes of faith, and look, On the signs he did ordain! Thus the bread of life was broke, Thus the Lamb of God was slain, Thus was shed on Calvary His last drop of blood for me! See the slaughter'd sacrifice, See the altar stain'd with blood! Crucified before our eyes Faith discerns the dying God, Dying that our souls might live, Gasping at his death, forgive! Hymn XIX. Forgive, the Saviour cries, They know not what they do, Forgive, my heart replies, And all my soul renew; I claim the kingdom in thy right, Who now thy suffering8 share, And mount with thee to Sion's height, And see thy glory there. 8"Suffering" changed to "sufferings" in 4th edn. (1757) and following. Page 15 Hymn XX.