Wesley Corpus

But O thou patient God forgive A murmuring Israelite, And learn me how to wait and grieve, When thou art out of sight; By driness5 tried, and want, and pain, I fain in thee would trust, Most present with thy people then When thou chastisest6 most. 5John Wesley underlined "driness" in his personal copy. 6John Wesley underlined "chastisest" in his personal copy. Page 49 "Thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it." Exod. xvii. 6. Saviour, from thine open side, When smote with Moses's rod, Issued forth the sacred tide Which slakes our thirst for God: Rock of never-failing love, Let thy refreshing streams pursue, 'Till with thee we drink above The wine forever new. "Joshua fought with Amalek: and Moses went up to the top of the hill." Exod. xvii. 10. Two shadows of one substance see! The Lord, who set his people free, Persists to save the ransom'd race; Jesus doth all the work alone, Our captain and high-priest in one, In Joshua fights, in Moses prays. High on the hill behold him stand, The rod of wonder in his hand; His prayer inclines the hovering scale: And thro' our Advocate above, And thro' his Spirit of faith and love, His fighting church shall still prevail. "When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed." Exod. xvii. 11. Long as our hands are lifted up, We triumph o'er sin, earth, and hell; But when in prayer we faint and droop, Our rallying foes again prevail: O thou whose hand is stretch'd out still, Our sinking hands confirm, and stay, And wrestle for us on the hill, And in us here incessant pray.