Wesley Corpus

Page 198 Hymn 633. "Give me now wisdom and knowledge." II. Chron. i. 10. Wisdom divine I long to know: The wisdom which thou art, Jesus, on a poor worm bestow, And speak into my heart: I never can be satisfied, 'Till thou art fully given; On earth I nothing want beside, Nothing besides in heaven. "Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee, and I will give thee riches, c." II. Chron. i. 12. Wisdom, because we ask, he gives, Riches, because we ask them not: Riches of grace whoe'er receives, Above whate'er he wish'd or thought, Will find, with Jesu's kingdom given, Peace upon earth, and joy in heaven. "That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said, that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer, which thy servant prayeth toward this place, c." II. Chron. vi. 20, 21. Father of everlasting grace, Be mindful of thy changeless word; We worship toward that holiest place, In which thou dost thy name record, Page 199 Dost make thy gracious nature known, That living temple of thy Son. Thou dost with sweet complacence see That temple fill'd with light divine: And art thou not well pleas'd with me, Who turning to that heavenly shrine, Thro' Jesus to thy throne apply, Thro' Jesus for acceptance cry. With all who for redemption groan, Father, in Jesu's name I pray; And still we cry and wrestle on, Till mercy takes our sins away: Hear from thy dwelling place in heaven, And now pronounce our sins forgiven. "Hear, and do ... that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel." II. Chron. vi. 33. Respecting Jesus in our prayer, For this, O God, we call on thee; Thy name throughout the earth declare, That all may thy salvation see, May all, like us, thy goodness prove, And feel the fear which flows from love.