Wesley Corpus

Page 276 "O give me not over unto mine oppressors." Psalm cxix. 121. Give me not up to Satan's power In this my evil day, Nor let the world or sin devour Its unresisting prey: Why should a soul redeem'd by thee Be by thy foes opprest? Jesus, proclaim the captive free, And take me to thy breast. "I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: O seek thy servant." Psalm cxix. 176. Am not I the wilder'd sheep? Seek me, O thou shepherd good, Find, and for thy service keep The dear purchase of thy blood; Lost again if thou depart, Hide me Saviour, in thy heart. "It is even he that shall keep thy soul." Psalm cxxi. 7. Not in my watchfulness or care For safety I confide, But Jesus in his arms doth bear, And lead me by his side: Who never slumbers never sleeps My constant guard I have, And trust him, who this moment keeps, Eternally to save. "O pray for the peace of Jerusalem." Psalm cxxii. 6. With all my heart, O Lord, I pray For our Jerusalem, Thy promise with thy church to stay In her behalf I claim: