Wesley Corpus

If, taught of him, I understand My Saviour's most benign command, I shall be fully blest; True is the promise of my Lord, The duty is its own reward, And crown of all the rest. 2John Wesley underlined "at last" in his personal copy, drawing an exclamation point in the margin. Page 140 "Ye shall be perfect" here below, He spake it, and it must be so; But first he said, "Be poor; Hunger, and thirst, repent, and grieve, In humble, meek obedience live, And labour, and endure." Thus, thus may I the prize pursue, And all th' appointed paths pass thro' To perfect poverty: Thus let me, Lord, thyself attain, And give thee up thine own again, Forever lost in thee. "Take heed that ye do not your alms (Gr., practice not your righteousness) before men, to be seen of them." Matt. vi. 1. Jesus, if thou thy servant guard, I shall obey thy laws, Nor seek from man my base reward, Nor aim at his applause: O may I cast the world behind, While in thy work employ'd, And only bear it in my mind That I am seen of God. "Let not thy left-hand know what thy right hand doth." Matt. vi. 3. Saviour, remove the vanity, Which poisons all I do for thee, O make me studious to conceal What boastful nature would reveal; My good be to the world unknown, Or publish'd for thy praise alone. "They love to be seen of men." Matt. vi. 5. Lord, thou know'st, I would be seen Doing good by foolish men,