Wesley Corpus

O how shall I praise the goodness divine? My remnant of days to him I resign, My life to the giver I gladly restore, And praise him for ever when time is no more. "O forsake me not utterly." Psalm cxix. 8. Thou hast in part forsook, And long withdrawn thy grace, But do not finally rebuke, Or drive me from thy face: 78Ori., "own"; corrected in errata. Page 274 Yet if thou must depart, Thro' life the sinner leave, O tell it to my dying heart, Thou dost at last forgive. "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Even by ruling himself after thy word." Psalm cxix. 9. How in the slippery paths of youth, Shall I preserve my conscience clean? By listning to the voice of truth, The truth, who makes us free from sin: Speak to my heart thy cleansing word, Rul'd by thy word I then shall be, Follow the Spirit of my Lord, And give my prime of life to thee. "I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou hast set my heart at liberty." Psalm cxix. 32. Long enthrall'd to low desires, Stubborn, impotent, and vain, Heaven-ward now my heart aspires, Struggles now to burst its chain: Set my heart at liberty, Then my feet shall swiftly move, In the paths prescrib'd by thee, Pleasant paths of perfect love. "I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou hast set my heart at liberty." Psalm cxix. 32. My sinful wretched heart set free From all its sin and misery, The stone, the unbelief remove, And make it free to pray and love: Its rooted love of sin destroy, Then shall I, Lord, with even joy The way of thy commandments run, Which leads directly to thy throne.