Wesley Corpus

Page 332 Drown'd in bottomless perdition, Curst with their own heart's desire, Banish'd from the blissful vision, Plung'd in everlasting fire! "The love of money is the root of all evil." 1 Tim. vi. 10. Is that cursed root in me From whence all evils grow? Thou the vile idolatry, And thou alone canst shew: Searcher of the treacherous heart, To me, O God, discover mine, Then th' idolater convert, And fill with love divine. "Thou, O man of God, flee these things." 1 Tim. vi. 11. Man of the world, O God, am I? To thee, O God, if I belong, From all the happiness I fly Of the poor, blind, deluded throng; What men esteem I cannot prize, I cannot wish what men desire, Or cooly plunge with open eyes In unextinguishable fire. "Fight the good fight of faith." 1 Tim. vi. 12. Soldier of Christ, in his great might A warfare at his cost I go, 'Gainst sin, the world, and Satan fight, 'Till nature meets her latest foe; Patient I wait my Lord's command To lay my arms and body down, And then receive from Jesu's hand The labourer's hire, the victor's crown. Page 333 Hymn 655. "God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (Gr., sobriety)." 2 Tim. i. 7. Quicken'd with our immortal head, Who daily, Lord, ascend with thee, Redeem'd from sin, and free indeed, We taste our glorious liberty: Sav'd from the fear of hell and death, With joy we seek the things above, And all thy saints the Spirit breathe Of power, sobriety, and love. Power o'er the world, the fiend, and sin We in thy gracious Spirit feel, Full power the victory to win, And answer all thy righteous will; Pure love to God thy members find, Pure love to every soul of man, And in thy sober spotless mind, Saviour, our heaven on earth we gain.74 "Jesus Christ hath abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel." 2 Tim. i. 10. Ah, grant me, Lord, in death to find, That death is swallowed up in thee, While on thy loving breast reclin'd I gasp for immortality, 74John Wesley underlined "heaven on earth" in his personal copy, writing in the margin "true."