Wesley Corpus

Hallow, and make thy servants meet, And with thy saints in glory seat, Sustain, and bless us by thy sway, And keep to that tremendous day, 18"Those" changed to "these" in 5th edn. (1756) and 6th edn (1761); then changed to "the" in 7th edn. (1765) and following. 19"Portal" changed to "portals" in 6th edn. (1761) and following. 20"Shall" changed to "shalt" in 4th edn. (1755) and following. Page 18 When all thy church shall chant above The new eternal song of love. Rejoicing now in glorious hope That thou at last will21 take us up, With daily triumph we proclaim, And bless, and magnify thy name, And wait thy greatness to adore When time and death shall be no more. Till then with us vouchsafe to stay, And keep us pure from sin to day, Thy great confirming grace bestow, And guard us all our days below, And ever mightily defend, And save, O save us to the end! Still let us, Lord, with love be blest, Who in thy guardian mercy rest, The weakest soul that trusts in thee Extend thy mercy's arms to me, And never let me lose thy love, Till I, e'en I am crown'd above. Hymn XIV.22 To: "Jesus, we hang upon the word." Father of Jesus Christ the just, My friend and Advocate with thee, Pity a soul, who fain would trust In him, who lov'd,23 and dy'd for me; But only thou canst make him known, And in my heart reveal thy Son. If drawn by thine alluring grace, My want of living faith I feel, Shew me in Christ thy smiling face; What flesh and blood can ne'er reveal, Thy co-eternal Son display, And call my darkness into day. 21"Will" changed to "wilt" in 4th edn. (1755) and following. 22A manuscript precursor of this hymn appears in MS Shent, 111a. 23"Lov'd" changed to "liv'd" in Dublin (1747), Dublin (1750), and 4th edn. (1755) and following. Page 19 The gift unspeakable impart, Command the light of faith to shine, To shine in my dark drooping heart, And fill me with the life divine; Now bid the new creation be, O God, let there be faith in me!