Wesley Corpus

Scripture Hymns (1762) Vol 1

AuthorCharles Wesley
Typehymn-collection
Year1762
Passage IDcw-duke-scripture-hymns-1762-vol-1-280
Words249
Sourcehttps://divinity.duke.edu/initiatives/wesleyan-methodist/...
Universal Redemption Christology Catholic Spirit
Page 375 Stampt with the sinless character, His praise thou shalt display below, And putting on thy Saviour here, Jehovah's glorious image shew. "And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising." Isa. lx. 3. Drawn by thy grace the sons of night, The Gentile world shall come to thee, And kings o'er-power'd with heavenly light Admire thy dazling purity; Soon as to thee their face they turn, They shall their royal state forget, On earth look down with holy scorn, And lay their crowns at Jesu's feet. "Lift up thine eyes round about, and see; all they gather themselves together, they come to thee, thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side." Isa. lx. 4. Sion, look round with joyful eyes, On all those gathering nations gaze, Behold, with one consent they rise, And flock, and flow to thy embrace! Thy countless sons and daughters see; They come from far with duteous speed, Come to be nurs'd, and fed by thee, With milk sincere, and living bread. "Then thou shalt see, and flow together, c." Isa. lx. 5. Afraid to think the vision true, Thy heart with dubious joy shall beat, Thy heart inlarg'd shall pant anew, When forc'd the real bliss t' admit, When hosts and fleets to thee resign The fulness of the lands and floods, And earth, and sea, and all is thine, And thou art Christ's, and Christ is God's.