Wesley Corpus

Nigh to thy wounds whoever draw, In thee shall sure deliverance find, A shelter from the fiery law, A covert from the stormy wind. Burthen'd with guilt and misery, Lost in a dry and barren place, The soul that feebly gasps to thee Shall feel thy sweet refreshing grace. Thy grace, when conscience cries aloud, Shall bid its guilty clamours cease, Shall as the shadow of a cloud Come down, and all the soul is peace. Satan shall be at last brought low, Despoil'd of all his dreadful power, Jesus shall slay the inbred foe, And sin shall never vex us more. The Lord shall in this mountain spread A table for the world his guest, Accept mankind in Christ their head, And bid them to the gospel-feast. Page 258 A feast prepar'd for all mankind, A feast of marrow and fat things, Of wines from earthy dregs refin'd, Ambrosia for the King of kings. A feast where milk and honey flow, A feast of never-failing meat, Dainties surpassing all below, And manna such as angels eat. A feast of holy joy, and love, Of pure delight, and perfect peace, Begun on earth it ends above, Consummated in heavenly bliss. The world shall all his call obey, Tho' now they lie in deepest night, They soon shall see the gospel-day, Emerging into glorious light. That covering o'er the people cast, That veil o'er all the nations spread, The Lord himself shall rent at last, And quite destroy in Christ their head. The Lord his glory shall display, The veil of unbelief remove, And take it all in Christ away, And manifest his perfect love. Page 259 Jesus again their life shall be, Shall recompence their Eden's loss, Swallow up death in victory, The bleeding vict'ry of his cross. That living death, that sin which parts Their souls from God he shall destroy, Dry up their tears, and chear their hearts, And turn their sorrow into joy. He shall by his renewing grace Blot out the all-infecting sin, (That dire reproach of human race) And make a world of sinners clean. The Son shall make them free indeed, The earth in righteousness renew, And what his mouth in truth hath said, His own almighty arm shall do.