Wesley Corpus

Page 31 Thou that hast borne my sins away, My children's sins remove, And bring them thro' their evil day, To sing thy praise above. "Let my name be named on them." Gen. xlviii. 16. My name be on the children? No: But mark them, Lord, with thine: Let all the heavenly offspring know By characters divine; Partakers of thy nature make, Partakers of thy Son, And then the heirs of glory take To thine eternal throne. "Unstable as water thou shalt not excel." Gen. xlix. 4. Unstable, Lord, by nature I, And weak as water am, 'Till thou impower me to rely On thine almighty name: Excelling then in holiness I never shall remove, Firm as the Rock of Israel's peace, The Rock of heavenly love. "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, until Shiloh come." Gen. xlix. 10. Soon as Shiloh came, the Jews Beheld their sceptre broke, Who their heavenly King refuse, Must wear a foreign yoke: But when David's Son we bless, And sing hosannahs to our Lord, Then our joyful hearts confess The kingdom is restor'd. Page 32 "Unto him shall the gathering of the people be." Gen. xlix. 10. Centre of unity, Our precious corner-stone, Collect thy people into thee, And perfect them in one; Break down the wall between, Even as thou hast foretold, And all the wandring sheep bring in, And make us all one fold. "Unto him shall the gathering of the people be." Gen. xlix. 10. Object of the world's desire Jesus we fain would see, O might every heart aspire With ours to rest in thee! O might all our Saviour know, Where'er by sin or Satan driven, Gather'd to thy church below, And to thy throne in heaven! "I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord." Gen. xlix. 18. Jesus, throughout my threescore years I have for thy salvation stay'd, And leaving now the vale of tears, I dare not doubt thy promis'd aid; Kept by thy power from acting sin, The end of faith I here shall see, Thy perfect righteousness brought in, And pure in heart return to thee. "Gad, a troop shall overcome him, but he shall overcome at the last." Gen. xlix. 19. Troops of violent sins and lusts Have oft my soul subdued, Yet my soul in Jesus trusts, And his victorious blood;