Wesley Corpus

Page 72 And did not mercy stand between, Our unbelief would still prevail, Our guide would bring us back to sin, And nature lead us down to hell. "If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us." Num. xiv. 8. The Lord doth in his Son delight, Doth us for Jesu's sake approve, Our faith is pleasing in his sight Productive of obedient love: And all who thus in him believe, Already with the earnest blest, God unto them the land shall give, The gracious, and the glorious rest. "Only rebel not ye against the Lord." Num. xiv. 9. Nothing but sin can sinners slay, Deny'd by him they first deny, Left by the God they chase away, Because they will not live, they die; Compell'd by no decree unknown Who will not bow to Christ's command, They perish, by themselves alone Excluded from that heavenly land. "Neither fear ye the people of the land, for they are bread for us: the Lord is with us, fear them not." Num. xiv. 9. Come on ye faithful souls, come on, Tis Joshua cries, "Be of good chear," Your leader to the land unknown, Who knows your hearts forbids your fear: Led by almighty truth and grace, To sure and easy conquest led, The promise claim, the land possess, And eat up all your foes like bread. The Lord himself is on our side, His presence in our camp we have, And those that in his name confide Jesus shall to the utmost save: