Wesley Corpus

God of truth, we wait on thee, Whose arm shall bring us back: Turn our long captivity For thy own mercy sake, Save thy church in Babylon, Who of thy pard'ning grace possest, Still for full redemption groan, And love's eternal rest. By thy Spirit's outstretch'd hand Our captive souls release, Bring us forth into the land Where wars and fightings cease, Swallow up our will in thine, Our fear and sin at once remove, Sin by purity divine, And fear by perfect love. "I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee." Jer. xxx. 11. With me, Lord, I know, thou art, And dost from sin restrain; Keep'st the issues of my heart, While pride and self11 remain: Still I on thy power rely, 'Till wholly sanctified I am, Fully sav'd to glorify Mine utmost Saviour's name. "I will not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, c." Jer. xxx. 11. No, thou wilt not make an end Of me, but of my sin; On thy promise I depend For purity within: 11John Wesley substituted "wrath" for "self" in manuscript in his personal copy.