Wesley Corpus

Saviour, to thee I fain would flee, I would be always praising, Spend a whole eternity In worshipping, and gazing! "In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day will I pray." Psalm lv. 18. Not as a formal task to thee My tale of words I pay, But feeling my own poverty, I every hour would pray; Would always pray, and never faint, 'Till wholly sanctified, Thou take me up, a sinless saint, And seat me by thy side. "Under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyranny be overpast." Psalm lvii. 1. The flesh against the Spirit lusts, But, while it strives to tyrannize, My soul in love almighty trusts, My faithful soul on Christ relies, 'Till this intestine war is o'er, And sin destroy'd can tempt no more. Page 263 "If riches increase, set not your heart upon them." Psalm lxii. 10. Who of the rich hath ears to hear, Divinely warn'd of danger near, Or fears to find his wealth increase, The mammon of unrighteousness? Yet if on wealth ye set your heart, Ye from the living God depart, Your souls for nought to Satan sell, And wisely barter heaven for hell. "O God, thou art my God, early will I seek thee." Psalm lxiii. 1. O God, thou art in Jesus mine, And early will I seek thy face, 'Till certified by love divine, That I am freely sav'd by grace, I find him bleeding on the tree, Who freely bled to death for me. "Thy loving kindness is better than life." Psalm lxiii. 3. Thy favour and love I prefer To life in its happiest hours, Possest of a paradise here, When mercy my spirit o'erpowers:75 All earthly delights I forego, All creature enjoyments resign, When blest with the heaven, to know My Jesus eternally mine. "Have I not remembered thee in my bed?" Psalm lxiii. 7. Thee in the watches of the night Do I not, Lord, remember still, And meditate with calm delight On the dear counsels of thy will? Thy will is my perfection here; And sighs for this my whole desire T' attain thy heavenly character, And spotless in thine arms expire. 75Ori., "o'er-pours"; corrected in errata.