Wesley Corpus

Drawn by his grace we come from far, And fix on heaven our wishful eyes, That ray divine, that orient star Directs us where the infant lies. See there! The new born Saviour see, By faith discern the great I AM; 'Tis he! The eternal God! 'Tis he That bears the mild Immanuel's name. The Prince of Peace on earth is found, The child is born, the Son is given; Tell it to all the nations round, Jehovah is come down from heaven! Jehovah is come down to raise His dying creatures from their fall, And all may now receive the grace Which brings eternal life to all. Lord, we receive the grace and thee,58 With joy unspeakable receive, And rise thine open face to see, And one with God for ever live. Hymn XVIII.59 All glory to God in the sky, And peace upon earth be restor'd! O Jesus, exalted on high, Appear our omnipotent Lord: Who meanly in Bethlehem born, Didst stoop to redeem a lost race, Once more to thy creature60 return, And reign in thy kingdom of grace. When thou in our flesh didst appear, All nature acknowledg'd thy birth; Arose the acceptable year, And heaven was open'd on earth: Page 24 61"Nations" changed to "nation" in 1784 edn. and following. 62"Alarm" changed to "alarum," to provide correct metre, in 1762 edn. and following. 63Line changed to "No alarm of dread war" in 4th edn. (1750) only. Receiving its Lord from above, The world was united to bless The giver of concord and love, The Prince and the author of peace. O wouldst thou again be made known, Again in thy Spirit descend, And set up in each of thine own, A kingdom that never shall end! Thou only art able to bless, And make the glad nations61 obey, And bid the dire enmity cease, And bow the whole world to thy sway. Come then to thy servants again, Who long thy appearing to know, Thy quiet and peaceable reign In mercy establish below: All sorrow before thee shall fly, And anger and hatred be o'er, And envy and malice shall die, And discord afflict us no more.