Wesley Corpus

Page 138 Appeas'd and reconcil'd to me, Thro' thine atoning blood, Thy Father and thy God shall be My Father and my God. "Where thou diest will I die, and there will I be buried." Ruth i. 17. Determin'd after thee I bear My cross to Calvary, And come thy bitterest cup to share, And with my Saviour die: The place where once thy body lay, The place it did perfume, There will I drop my breathless clay, And rest within thy tomb. "The Lord do so to me and more also, if ought but death part thee and me." Ruth i. 17. If now thou dwellest in my heart, And I in thee abide, Nor life, nor death itself shall part Or tear me from thy side: What sets me from my prison free In closer bonds shall join This disembodied soul to thee Thro' endless ages mine. "The Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me." Ruth i. 20. Taught as by thorns and briars, we know Thy wisely tender love Imbitters all the joys below, T' indear the joys above. "I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty." Ruth i. 21. I went out full of youthful hope, But empty I return, My sanguine confidence give up, My blasted comforts mourn: Page 139 A few more days of sad distress I travel towards a tomb; But trust to reach in final peace Mine everlasting home. "Her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz." Ruth ii. 3. Casual howe'er our steps may seem, Directed and o'er-rul'd by him Who for his people cares, Where providence appoints we go; He orders all our ways we know, And numbers all our hairs.