Wesley Corpus

Page 231 "He beheld the city, and wept over it." Luke xix. 41. Weeps the Saviour o'er his foe, The vilest of mankind: Need we arguments to shew His mercy unconfin'd! Arguments his heart to prove, Copious from his eyes they fall, Every tear demonstrates love, And love that died for all! "This do in remembrance of me." Luke xxii. 19. How shall we do the thing enjoin'd, Or how remember thee aright, Born in the dregs of time, and blind To God, without thy Spirit's light! Upon all flesh thy Spirit shower, Thy death we then shall truly shew, And, when thou com'st in glorious power, Banquet with our great King below. "I have prayed for thee." Luke xxii. 32. Jesus my Advocate hath been, And by the fiery darts assail'd Of Satan, and the world, and sin, My faith hath never wholly fail'd: Jesus, on whom I still depend, Who ever lives for me to pray, Shall keep me patient to the end, Shall make me faithful to that day! "Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?" Luke xxii. 48. I too have done the same, Professing to be thine, Exposing to contempt the name, And work, and cause divine;