Wesley Corpus

Page 88 Now on Jordan's brink I stand, The borders of that heavenly place, Wait to cross at thy command, And see my leader's face. "We utterly destroyed them, men, women, and children." Deut. iii. 6. Who dares blame thy justice, Lord, Which when their sin was full, Slew thy foes with Israel's sword, And cut off every soul! Vengeance swept the old away, But mercy will'd the young to die, From, tho' in, the evil day It snatch'd them to the sky. "We utterly destroyed them, men, women, and children." Deut. iii. 6. Arm'd with Jesu's two-edg'd sword We now his charge fulfil, All th' inhabitants abhor'd Of cursed Canaan kill; Mercy, Lord, we will not shew, But execute thy righteous mind, Root and branch destroy the foe, Nor leave a sin behind. "Ye shall not fear them, for the Lord your God he shall fight for you." Deut. iii. 22. We in our Lord's command A gracious promise hear, The people of the land, He saith we shall not fear; And I shall more than conqueror be, Since Jesus fights himself for me. "Get thee up into the top of Pisgah." Deut. iii. 27. Fain would I, Lord, from earth remove, Made meet before thy face t' appear: But tell me first thy name is love, But shew me all thy goodness here: