Wesley Corpus

That kingdom of the saints below To all believers given, It is not of this world, we know, But comes with Christ from heaven. We for no earthly grandeur wait, No outward wealth or power, But trust to reign, when pomp, and state, And pride shall be no more. That kingdom of the Lord most high His people shall receive, And, long before we reach the sky, With Christ triumphant live: Page 64 And I shall reign on earth, possest Of glory in my heart, Forever, and forever blest With all thou hast, and art. "To anoint the Most-Holy" (Heb., Holiness of Holinesses). Dan. ix. 24. On a sinful world bestow'd, Jesus, all the nations blesses, Consecrates our souls to God: Yes, thou art for us anointed, That we may thy unction know, Priests and kings to God appointed, Throughly sanctified below. "Go thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days." Dan. xii. 13. Dismiss'd, I calmly go my way Which leads me to the tomb, And rest in hope of that great day When my desire shall come: Happy, with those that first arise, Might I my lot obtain, When Christ descending from the skies Begins his glorious reign. An end of all these earthly things Shall I not wake to see? And wilt not thou, O King of kings, Appoint a throne for me? I lay me down at thy command, But soon to life restor'd, I trust on the new earth to stand Before my heavenly Lord. Page 65 Hymn 1309.17 "I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her." Hosea ii. 14. Sing to the God of faithful love! His goodness and his truth we prove, Allur'd into the wilderness; Beneath the long-incumbent cloud, We praise the twofold gift of God, The joyous, and the patient grace. Who to his people came unsought, He hath into the desart brought, And fenc'd us round with sacred thorn, Reprov'd our unbelieving haste, And given our humbled souls to taste The blessedness of all that mourn. "I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope." Hosea ii. 15.