Wesley Corpus

Upborn on this, I mount, I fly; Regaining swift my native sky, I wipe my streaming eyes, and see Him, whom I seek, for whom I sue, My God, my Saviour there I view, And live with him who dy'd for me. Hymn CLXI. "Therefore with Angels and Arch-Angels," c.45 Lord, and God of heavenly powers, Theirs yet Oh! Benignly ours; Glorious King, let earth proclaim, Worms attempt to chant thy name. 45From the Preface to the Sanctus in the liturgy of Holy Communion, BCP. Appeared first in Page 135 Thee to laud in songs divine, Angels and arch-angels join; We with them our voices raise, Ecchoing thy eternal praise. Holy, holy, holy Lord, Live by heaven and earth ador'd! Full of thee they ever cry Glory be to God most high! Hymn CLXII. Hosannah in the highest To our exalted Saviour, Who left behind For all mankind These tokens of his favour: His bleeding love and mercy, His all-redeeming Passion, Who here displays And gives the grace Which brings us our salvation. Louder than gather'd waters, Or bursting peals of thunder, We lift our voice And speak our joys, And shout our loving wonder! Shout all our elder brethren, While we record the story Of him that came, And suffer'd shame To carry us to glory. Angels in fixt amazement Around our altars hover, With eager gaze Adore the grace Of our eternal lover: Page 136 Himself and all his fulness Who gives to the believer; And by this bread Whoe'er are fed Shall live with God for ever! Hymn CLXIII. "Glory be to God on High, and on Earth Peace," c.46 Glory be to God on high, God whose glory fills the sky; Peace on earth to man forgiven, Man the well-belov'd of heaven! Sovereign Father, heavenly King, Thee we now presume to sing, Glad thine attributes confess, Glorious all and numberless. Hail by all thy works ador'd, Hail the everlasting Lord! Thee with thankful hearts we prove, Lord of power, and God of love. Christ our Lord and God we own, Christ the Father's only Son: Lamb of God for sinners slain, Saviour of offending man. Bow thine ear, in mercy bow, Hear, the world's atonement thou: Jesu, in thy name we pray, Take, O take our sins away. 46The Gloria in the liturgy of Holy Communion, BCP. Appeared first in HSP (1739), 128-29. Page 137