Wesley Corpus

Our wandring brethren's hearts to gain We will not let our Saviour go, But in thine antient paths remain, But thus persist thy death to shew, Till strong with all thy life we rise, And meet thee coming in the skies! Hymn XCI. All-loving, all-redeeming Lord, Thy wandring sheep with pity see, Who slight thy dearest dying word, And will not thus remember thee, Page 78 To all who would perform thy will The glorious promis'd truth reveal. Can we enjoy thy richest love, Nor long that they the grace may share? Thou from their eyes the scales remove, Thou the eternal word declare, Thy Spirit with thy word impart, And speak the precept to their heart. If chiefly here thou may'st be found, If now, e'en now we find thee here, O let their joys like ours abound, Invite them to the royal chear, Feed with imperishable food, And fill their raptur'd souls with God. Jesu, we will not let thee go, But keep herein our fastest hold, Till thou to them thy counsel shew, And call and make us all one fold, One hallow'd undivided bread, One body knit to thee our head. Hymn XCII. Ah tell us no more The Spirit and power Of Jesus our God Is not to be found in this life-giving food! Did Jesus ordain His Supper in vain, And furnish a feast For none but his earliest servants to taste? Nay, but this is his will (We know it and feel) Page 79 That we should partake The banquet for all he so freely did make. In rapturous bliss He bids us do this, The joy it imparts Hath witness'd his gracious design in our hearts. 'Tis God we believe, Who cannot deceive, The witness of God Is present, and speaks in the mystical blood. Receiving the bread On Jesus we feed, It doth not appear His manner of working; but Jesus is here! With bread from above, With comfort and love Our spirit he fills, And all his unspeakable goodness reveals. O that all men would haste To the spiritual feast, At Jesus's word Do this, and be fed with the love of our Lord! True light of mankind Shine into their mind, And clearly reveal Thy perfect and good and acceptable will.