Wesley Corpus

Page 116 I shall perform his utmost will, As sure as God is true, And do the thing impossible Which Jesus bids me do. "Be strong and of a good courage, be not afraid neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." Joshua i. 9. Arm'd with the presence of my Lord I must be of good chear, Confiding in thy faithful word, I cannot faint or fear: Go with me then where'er I go, And lo! I sink, and rise, And pass the gates of hell below, And mount to paradise. "As captain of the host of the Lord am I now come." Joshua v. 14. Chief Captain of Jehovah's host Jehovah we adore, In thee our real Joshua trust, And prove thy matchless power; We now embrace and follow thee By thy great Father given: Led on to certain victory, To holiness, and heaven. "On the seventh day they compassed the city seven times." Joshua vi. 15. Shall our corruptions stand, 'Till death the walls o'erthrow? Who bow to Joshua's high command, We have not learn'd him so: We compass them about, Day after day surround, And wait th' appointed sign to shout, The trumpet's sacred sound: Page 117 We wait in patient pain, Our toilsome week fulfil; Yet still the walls entire remain, And undemolish'd still: But tho' our nature's haste Can never sin remove, The seventh is the day of rest, And brings the perfect love. "When the people heard the sound of the trumpet they shouted, and the wall fell down flat, and they went up, and took the city." Joshua vi. 20. Then let us urge our way, And work, and suffer on, Nor dream, the first, or second, day Will throw the bulwarks down: We on the sacred morn Our seven-fold toil repeat, Expecting that the latest turn26 Our labour shall compleat: