Wesley Corpus

Page 85 Hymn 1364. "Is the Spirit of the Lord straitened?" Mic. ii. 7. Shall man to God a method shew, Or teach the Spirit how to blow? He passes all our fancied bounds, Our systems, plans, and rules confounds, Our marks, and states, in vain defin'd By the blind leaders of the blind;31 Who all at last with shame shall own Th' unerring guide was Christ alone. "We will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever." Mic. iv. 5. Determin'd I am thro' Jesus's grace, To walk in his name, to walk in his ways, With constant endeavour, to practise his word, And own him for ever my God and my Lord. "In that day will I assemble her that halteth, and her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion, from henceforth even forever." Mic. iv. 6, 7. Thou universal Saviour, come, To call both Jews and Gentiles home, Thine ancient flock to exile driven, With every nation under heaven; 31John Wesley underlined "rules" in line 4, all of line 5, and "By the blind leaders" in line 6 in his personal copy; drawing an exclamation point in the margin opposite line 5. Page 86 A world of halting souls distrest Assemble to the gospel-feast, And then in every heart of man Great King of saints, forever reign. "And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong-hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion." Mic. iv. 8. Jesus, the church is our strong-hold, The tower which thou hast made thy fold, And lo, thy promise we embrace, Expect the image of our Lord, Thy kingdom to our souls restor'd In all the majesty of grace: