Wesley Corpus

Page 286 And labouring while we time redeem, We please the Lord, and work for him. Happy we live, when God doth fill Our hands with work, our hearts with zeal, For every toil, if he injoin, Becomes a sacrifice divine, And like the blessed spirits above, The more we serve, the more we love. "Rejoicing in hope." Rom. xii. 12. Rejoicing in hope we humbly go on; And while we look up, our Lord shall come down; Then, then to fruition our hope shall give place, And faith to the vision of Jesus's face. "Patient in tribulation." Rom. xii. 12. Call'd to fill up the measure Of our afflicted friend, We suffer all his pleasure, And calmly wait the end: Patient in tribulation Who to the end endure, To us his great salvation To us his crown is sure. "Continuing instant in prayer." Rom. xii. 12. Pass we thus our days of mourning While we for his coming stay, Languish for our Lord's returning Let us still believe and pray, More and more in grace increasing, Swifter toward our center move, Wrestle on in prayer unceasing, Only live to pray and love. 41John Wesley drew a vertical line crossing out this entire hymn in his personal copy. Page 287 "Love is the fulfilling of the law." Rom. xiii. 10. Can it never be fulfill'd? Then we can never love: But by thy good Spirit seal'd, We all the truth shall prove; Thou our hearts shalt circumcise, And give us meekly to confess Perfect love which God supplies, Is perfect holiness. "The kingdom of God is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." Rom. xiv. 17. Lord, I want thy power and peace, Power to make an end of sin, Joy to bid my troubles cease, Righteousness to reign within: Pure, and happy may I be; Then thy kingdom's come to me. "Let every one of us please his neighbour, for his good to edification." Rom. xv. 2. Aiming at the noblest end, Would I learn the art to please, Yield to all, and condescend, Sacrifice my time and ease, Cast my own desires behind, Live the servant of mankind.