Wesley Corpus

Page 50 "His hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua discomfitted Amalek." Exod. xvii. 12, 13. Steady in continued prayer Howe'er our hands may be, We our Joshua's praise declare, Who gets the victory: He shall Amalek o'erthrow, Before our sun of life goes down, By his Spirit destroy the foe, And crown us with his crown. "I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven." Exod. xvii. 14. Jesus, we dare believe on thee, Against this Amalek within, He soon extirpated shall be, The name, the last remains of sin; In all to whom thy nature's given, He perishes on this side heaven. "I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself." Exod. xix. 4. As an eagle cleaves the air, Whose wings support her young, Jesus doth his people bear, As swift, as smooth, as strong! Saviour, urge thy rapid flight, Soar to that sublime abode, Bear us far above all height, And bring us home to God. "God spake all these words." Exod. xx. 1. Would God, his greatness to display, Impracticable laws enjoin, Laws which we never can obey With all the helps of grace divine? Nay, thou most gracious Lord and just, We know thy sanctifying will, And thro' thy Spirit's power we trust All thy commandments to fulfil. Page 51 "In all places where I record my name, I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee." Exod. xx. 24. To the temple of the Lord Where he doth his name record, Us who humbly still repair, Still he meets, and blesses there: Find we in the hallow'd place Blessings of peculiar grace; Double power his word imparts, Prays his Spirit in our hearts. Strangely at his table fed, Nourish'd with immortal bread, While he doth himself make known, Christ, we cry, is all our own.