Wesley Corpus

The brightness of his face Jesus to thee shall shew, The knowledge of his pard'ning grace, With perfect peace bestow; The light shall still increase, Which shews thy sins forgiven, And thro' the paths of righteousness Conduct thy soul to heaven. "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord, in every thing." Eph. v. 22, 24. If others the commandment slight, I own, O God, thy will is right, And bowing to an husband's sway, The Lord of heaven in man obey, Assur'd, thy glorious majesty Accepts the deed as done to thee. "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church." Eph. v. 25. Then am I bound (if charity Divine be made the rule for me) As my own flesh to love my wife, And gladly ransom with my life Her soul from the infernal grave; For Jesus died, his church to save. "We are members of his body, out of his flesh, and out of his bones." (Gr.) Eph. v. 30. Flesh out of his flesh we are, And bone out of his bone, Who the heavenly nature share Of God's most holy Son; God doth now our hearts impress, Made soft, yet firm, like his above, Fill'd with all the tenderness, And all the strength of love. Page 315 "Take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Eph. vi. 13. Captain, we thy command obey, By thine Almighty Spirit led! To arm us in the evil day, We all the heavenly armour need, Armour of proof, which can endure Th' assaults of sin, the world, and hell: Less than the whole will not secure, And make thy host invincible. But lo, we every grace put on, Dauntless the alien armies meet, We tread the powers of darkness down, And trample death beneath our feet; And having all our foes o'ercome, Compleat in perfect holiness, We stand, 'till thou receive us home, To stand before thy glorious face. Hymn 615. "To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Phil. i. 21. To all, who hallowing grace obtain, To live is Christ, to die is gain; And when I reach the prize, And when the perfect day I see, The life I live is Christ in me, And death is paradise.