Wesley Corpus

God of my righteousness, Thy humble suppliant hear, Thou hast reliev'd me in distress, And thou art always near. Again thy mercy shew, The peaceful answer send, Assuage my grief, relieve my woe, And all my troubles end. How long, ye sons of men, Will ye blaspheme aloud, My honour wrong, my glory stain, And vilify my God? How long will ye delight In vanity and vice, Madly against the righteous fight, And follow after lies! Know, for himself the Lord Hath surely set apart The man that trembles at his word, The man of upright heart: And when to him I pray, He promises to hear, And help me in my evil day, And answer all my prayer. Ye sinners, stand in awe, And from your sins depart, Out of the evil world withdraw, And commune with your heart: In thinking of his love Be day and night employ'd, Be still; nor in his presence move, But wait upon your God. Offer your prayer and praise, Which he will not despise, Page 6 Thro' Jesus Christ your righteousness Accepted sacrifice. Offer your heart's desires; But trust in him alone, Who gives whatever he requires, And freely saves his own. The world with fruitless pain Seek happiness below, What man, (they ask, but all in vain) The long-sought good will shew? The brightness of thy face Give us, O Lord, to see, Glory on earth begun in grace, All happiness in thee. Thou hast on me bestow'd All-gracious as thou art, The taste divine, the sovereign good, And fix'd it in my heart: Above all earthly bliss The sense of sin forgiven, The hidden joy, the mystic peace, The antepast of heaven. Of gospel-peace possest, Secure in thy defence, Now, Lord, within thine arms I rest, And who shall pluck me thence? Nor, sin, nor earth, nor hell Shall evermore remove, When all-renewed in thee I dwell, And perfected in love. Page 7 7A manuscript version appears in MS Psalms, 7-9. 8"Shall" changed to "shalt" in 4th edn. (1748) and following. 9Ori., "in thy"; corrected in errata. Psalm V.7 O Lord, incline thy gracious ear, My plaintive sorrows weigh, To thee for succour I draw near, To thee I humbly pray. Still will I call with lifted eyes, Come, O my God, and King, Till thou regard my ceaseless cries, And full deliverance bring.