Wesley Corpus

Page 23 Then shall my heart no more deceive, While by my Saviour known, Whate'er I am to thee I leave, And trust to thee alone. "Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed." Jer. xvii. 14. If thou thy healing power exert, Before my soul and body part, My soul to health restor'd Shall happy in thy favour live, And perfected in love retrieve The image of its Lord. "Behold, the days come, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign, c." Jer. xxiii. 5. Earth rejoice, the Lord hath rais'd His own incarnate Son, On the throne of David plac'd, And on his heavenly throne, Righteous Branch of Jesse's10 stem Righteousness he doth maintain, King of saints, he reigns in them, And shall forever reign. "In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely." Jer. xxiii. 6. Judah now, the land of praise, Is with his Spirit fill'd, Inward Jews, the sons of grace, Enjoy their pardon seal'd, Long as Jesus rules the sky, His people shall in safety dwell, All the strength of sin defy, And all the powers of hell. 10Ori., "Jesu's"; a mistake, corrected by John Wesley in manuscript in his personal copy. Page 24