Wesley Corpus

Scripture Hymns (1762) Vol 2

AuthorCharles Wesley
Typehymn-collection
Year1762
Passage IDcw-duke-scripture-hymns-1762-vol-2-117
Words228
Sourcehttps://divinity.duke.edu/initiatives/wesleyan-methodist/...
Reign of God Christology Means of Grace
Page 157 "He that endureth to the end, shall be saved." Matt. x. 22. Welcome my Saviour's word to me, The cross and crown annext I see, And suffer on, till pain is past With life, and I am sav'd at last: I wait, in death to hear him say Arise, my love, and come away, Look up, for thou shalt weep no more, Safe-landed on the heavenly shore. "It is enough for the disciple, that he be as his master." Matt. x. 25. Master, I would no longer be Lov'd by a world that hated thee, But patient in thy footsteps go, Entreated like my Lord below: I would (but thou must give the power) With meekness meet the fiery hour, The shame despise, the cross abide; For thou wast scourg'd, and crucified! "There is nothing covered that shall not be revealed." Matt. x. 26. Every deed, and word, and thought Shall be into judgment brought: Wherefore then should we conceal What the day will soon reveal? Let us in our Father's sight Walk as children of the light, Now prevent the general doom, Triumph when the judge is come. "What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light." Matt. x. 27. No shy reserve, or close disguise, No dark, mysterious secrecy, No art to blind thy people's eyes, Becomes a preacher sent by thee: