Wesley Corpus

From his heavenly throne descending Son of God, and Son of man, See him on a cross depending, By his sinful creatures slain! O the depth of love redeeming! God his Spirit doth resign! See the blood in pardons streaming, Precious balm of blood divine! Flow'd from him an open fountain For the universal sin, Wash'd away th' enormous mountain, Made a world of sinners clean; Page 346 By his one compleat oblation, Jesus did the ransom find, Quench'd his Father's indignation, Purg'd the guilt of all mankind. After his few days of mourning, Rose our Lord no more to die, To his heavenly realms returning, To his seat above the sky, Where he sat supreme, before One of all his works was made, In full majesty and power, Rested our triumphant head. Object of their adoration, Saviour, thee thine angel-train Met with rapturous exclamation, Welcom'd to thy courts again! Still they shout, and fall before thee, Thee their great Creator own, Re-install'd in all thy glory, Bright on thine eternal throne! "We see Jesus crowned with glory and honour, for the suffering of death, who was made a little lower than the angels, that by the grace of God he might taste death for every man." (Gr.) Heb. ii. 9. His Son whom all heaven's host obey'd, The Father did on us bestow! Inferior to the angels made, Made capable of human woe, He tasted once the mortal pain, The Lamb for sinners crucified, For all and every child of man, That was, or shall be born, he died. But him we now exalted see, The Son of man to life restor'd, And crown'd with glorious majesty, His passion's infinite reward: Page 347 In heaven he doth forever reign, That we the way to heaven may find, And suffering with our head obtain The joy he bought for all mankind. "It became him, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect thro' sufferings." Heb. ii. 10. Could sufferings heighten or compleat His full essential holiness? No; but they made our Captain meet To save a lost, apostate race: His sufferings laid the ransom down, And bought mine everlasting crown.