Wesley Corpus

Page 148 Thy nature, and thy mind, Thy purity and love I shortly upon earth shall find, And then my place above. "To him that knocketh, it shall be opened." Matt. vii. 8. Thou art the door: I knock at thee, To be redeem'd from sin; And soon thy heart shall open'd be, To take the suppliant in: Thus will I all my life employ, And wait the welcome word, Enter into celestial joy, And triumph with my4 Lord. "How much more shall your Father which is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?" Matt. vii. 11. Father, I ask in Jesu's name, My hungry spirit feed, With humble confidence I claim The true immortal bread: As by his promise bound thou art, Thy Son bestow on me, And fill with Christ my longing heart, With all that is in thee. "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets." Matt. vii. 12. Jesus, thy Spirit's power exert, Write the commandment on my heart, And all my righteous life shall prove The perfect law fulfil'd in love. "Few there be that find it." Matt. vii. 14. Yet every one that seeks, shall find The gate display'd for all mankind, (Who strive with unremitting strife,) And passable the road to life, 4Ori., "thy"; a mistake, corrected in manuscript by John Wesley in his personal copy.