Wesley Corpus

Page 255 "In keeping of them there is great reward." Psalm xix. 11. The work of righteousness is peace; The great reward's already given, And all thy servants, Lord, confess Obedient love is present heaven. "O go not from me, for trouble is hard at hand." Psalm xxii. 11. Trouble and sin are hard at hand, Alas, too intimately near! I cannot in temptation stand, Unless my God is always here, Unless my Saviour stands between; Parted one moment from thy power I fall into my bosom-sin, And left by thee, should rise no more. "The Lord is my shepherd." Psalm xxiii. 1. My shepherd found his wandring sheep Ev'n to the brink of Tophet driven: He now among his flock shall keep, And guide me to his fold in heaven. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, he leadeth me beside the still waters." Psalm xxiii. 2. Bear me to the sacred scene, The silent streams and pastures green! Where the chrystal waters shine, Springing up with life divine! Where the flock of Israel feed, Guided by their shepherd's tread, And every sheep delights to hide Under the tree where Jesus died! "Them that are meek shall he guide in judgment." Psalm xxv. 8. Make me, Saviour, as thou art, Poor in spirit, meek in heart; 74A manuscript version of this hymn in longhand appears in MS Richmond, 148; and a shorthand copy in MS Spencer, 14. In both settings "Where" is replaced by "There" in lines 3 and 5.