Wesley Corpus

Page 4 His arm he hath bar'd, And a people prepar'd, His glory to shew, And witness the power of his Passion below. He hath open'd a door To the penitent poor, And rescu'd from sin, And admitted the harlots and publicans in: They have heard the glad sound, They have liberty found Thro' the blood of the Lamb, And plentiful pardon in Jesus's name. The opposers admire The hammer and fire, Which all things o'ercomes, And breaks the hard rocks, and the mountains consumes. With quiet amaze They listen and gaze, And their weapons resign, Constrain'd to acknowledge the work is divine! And shall we not sing Our Saviour and King? Thy witnesses, we With rapture ascribe our salvation to thee. Thou Jesus hast bless'd, And believers encreas'd, Who thankfully own We are freely forgiven thro' mercy alone. Thy5 Spirit revives His work in our lives, His wonders of grace So mightily wrought in the primitive days. O that all men might know Thy tokens below, Our Saviour confess, And embrace the glad tidings of pardon peace! 5Ori., "The"; corrected in errata and all later editions. Page 5 Thou Saviour of all, Effectually call The sinners that stray; And Oh! Let a nation be born in a day! Thy sign let them see, And flow unto thee For the oil and the wine, For the blissful assurance of favour divine. Our heathenish land Beneath thy command In mercy receive, And make us a pattern to all that believe: Then, then let it spread Thy knowledge and dread, Till the earth is o'erflow'd, And the universe fill'd with the glory of God. Hymn IV. The Invitation. To: "Hearts of stone, relent, relent." Weary souls, who wander wide From the central point of bliss, Turn to Jesus crucified, Fly to those dear wounds of his, Sink into the purple flood, Rise into the life of God! Find in Christ the way of peace, Peace unspeakable, unknown, By his pain he gives you ease, Life by his expiring groan, Rise exalted by his fall: Find in Christ your all in all. Page 6 O believe the record true, God to you his Son hath given, Ye may now be happy too, Live on earth the life of heav'n; Live the life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.