Wesley Corpus

Still let the publicans draw near, Open the door of faith and heaven, And grant their hearts thy word to hear, And whisper all their sins forgiven. 56Ori., "mead"; in every edition except the 6th (1761), where it occurs as above. However, Charles surely has the notion of recompense (meed) in mind, rather than that of a soothing drink (mead). Page 43 Hymn XXXII. At Meeting of To: "When all thy mercies, O my God." All praise to our redeeming Lord, Who joins us by his grace, And bids us, each to each restor'd, Together seek his face. He bids us build each other up, And gather'd into one; To our high calling's glorious hope We hand in hand go on. The gift which he on one bestows We all delight to prove, The grace thro' every vessel flows In purest streams of love. E'en now we speak, and think58 the same, And cordially agree, Concentred all thro' Jesus' name In perfect harmony. We all partake the joy of one, The common peace we feel, A peace to sensual minds unknown, A joy unspeakable. And if our fellowship below In Jesus be so sweet, What height of rapture shall we know, When round his throne we meet. Hymn XXXIII. Thanksgiving. To: "Praise the Lord, who reigns above." Praise the Lord, ye blessed ones, Your glorious Lord and ours, Principalities, and thrones, And all the heavenly powers; 57A manuscript precursor of this hymn appears in MS Shent, 70b. 58Charles Wesley changed "speak, and think" to "think, and speak" in All in All (1761). Page 44 Angels, that in strength excel, Here your utmost strength employ, Let your ravish'd spirits swell With endless praise and joy. Worms of earth, on gods we call, And challenge you to sing, Sing the sovereign cause of all, The universal King; While eternal ages last The transporting theme repeat, Shout, and gaze, and fall, and cast Your crowns before his seat.59 There with you we trust to lie, With you to rise again, Nearest him that rules the sky, And foremost of his train: We shall lead the heavenly quire, We shall give the key to you, Singing to our golden lyre The song forever new. Hymn XXXIV. To the Trinity.60 To: "Soldiers of Christ, arise."