Wesley Corpus

I shall not die in sin, but live, To Christ my Lord the glory give, His miracles of grace declare, Page 84 42"Now" changed to "O" in 11th edn. (1789) and following. When he the work of faith hath done, When I have put his image on, And fruit unto perfection bear. The Lord hath sorely chasten'd me, And bruis'd for mine iniquity, Yet mercy would not give me up, Caught from the jaws of second death, Pluck'd out of the devourer's teeth, He bids me now rejoice in hope. Open the gates of righteousness, Receive me into Christ my peace, That I his praises may record; He is the truth, the life, the way, The portal of eternal day, The gate of heaven is Christ my Lord. Thro' him the just shall enter in, Sav'd to the uttermost from sin: Already sav'd from all its power: The Lord my righteousness I praise, And calmly wait the perfect grace, When born of God I sin no more. Jesus is lifted up on high, Whom man refus'd and doom'd to die, He is become the corner-stone, Head of his church he lives and reigns, His kingdom over all maintains, High on his everlasting throne. The Lord th' amazing work hath wrought, Hath from the dead our shepherd brought, Reviv'd on the third glorious day: This is the day our God hath made, The day for sinners to be glad In him who bears their sins away. Thee, Lord, with joyful lips we praise, Now,42 send us now thy saving grace, Make this the acceptable hour: Page 85 43This psalm, new to this edition, was deleted from the very next edition in 1744. But Charles retained it in MS Psalms, 308. Our hearts would now receive thee in; Enter, and make an end of sin, And bless us with the perfect power. Bless us, that we may call thee blest, Sent down from heaven to give us rest, Thy gracious Father to proclaim, His sinless nature to impart, In every new believing heart To manifest his glorious name.