Wesley Corpus

Father, behold, I calmly wait Thine acceptable will to prove, Rais'd to my first unsinning state, In perfect righteousness and love: Thou shalt in that appointed hour Appear, my spotless soul to seal, And by thine hallowing Spirit's power The work of faith in me fulfil. "We have confidence in the Lord touching you, c." 2 Thess. iii. 4. Thus only may I trust in man, (The man whose grace I most esteem) By trusting him to God, who can Secure what I commit to him, Who will preserve my gracious friend, And keep him gracious to the end. 72John Wesley underlined "dying shout" in his personal copy, drawing an exclamation point in the margin. Page 329 Saviour, his heart is in thy hands, And humbly confident I pray, That duteous now to thy commands He still may thy commands obey; And let us both receive above The crown laid up for righteous love. Hymn 645. "The end of the commandment is charity." 1 Tim. i. 5. Love, only love thy law fulfils, And doth whate'er its author wills; Breathe it into my heart, and I Shall with thy perfect will comply, While all my words and actions prove The end of the command is love. "Of whom I am chief!" 1 Tim. i. 15. Such, Lord, did thine apostle know Himself? How could it be? Explain it to my heart, and shew The sinners' chief in me. "Prayers be made for kings." 1 Tim. ii. 1, 2. Lord, we with joy thy word obey, Who dost the power impart, And now his sacred burthen lay On every faithful heart: The man who fills the British throne We now present to thee, Anoint, and seal him for thy own Thro' all eternity. Page 330 "Lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting." 1 Tim. ii. 8. My hands, and lips, and heart impure I offer up to thee, Whose offering did from God procure Atoning grace for me: And while thou dost my conscience cleanse, And purge my guilty load, I wash my hands in innocence, I wash them in thy blood. Soon as thou hast the pardon given, T' approach thy throne I dare, I lift up holy hands to heaven, In strong effectual prayer; My powerful Advocate above With confidence I find, I find my heart inlarg'd in love To God and all mankind.