Wesley Corpus

If now thy previous grace I feel Which melts my stubbornness of will, If crush'd by unbelief I groan, And languish for a God unknown, One ray of light and comfort dart, One spark of faith into my heart, And let me feel thy sprinkled blood, And see thee now my Lord, my God! "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed." John viii. 31. Continuing in the outward word, I read, and hear, believe and do: But give me thy good Spirit, Lord, T' approve me thy disciple true: Thou art the truth that makes us free, Abide, eternal Word, in me. Page 253 "The night cometh, when no man can work." John ix. 4. Most sensibly, O Lord, I know, My night of death approaches fast; My time for work, my course below, Is in another moment past: O then cut short thy work of grace, This moment finish it in me, And let the next conclude my race, And bring me to my goal and thee. "I am the door: by me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved." John x. 9. Then I may happy be, I enter in by thee: Thro' thine interceding blood Free access I have to God, His dear adopted son: The blood shall all my wants supply, And bear me up beyond the sky To that eternal throne. "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John x. 10. Answer then thy blest design, Bring to me the life of grace, Bring me larger life divine, Fill my soul with holiness, Fit me for the life above, All thy life of heavenly love. "I am the good shepherd." John x. 11. The shepherd good indeed thou art, I feel thy goodness at my heart; No goodness out of Christ I see; Goodness itself has died for me!