Wesley Corpus

We find the better hope brought in, And boldly to our God draw near, For grace to serve him without sin, To love him without slavish fear: And while we to the summit press, He will the root of sin remove, Preserve our minds in perfect peace, And fill our hearts with perfect love. 492 Thro' him who did for sinners die, We stand before our Father's throne, Approach so intimately nigh, That God and we in Christ are one; 92Ori., "5"; an error. Page 358 One spirit with our spotless Lord, The heavenly image we obtain, In him the life of God restor'd, In him the true perfection gain! "He is able to save them to the uttermost, that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them." Heb. vii. 25. Coming thro' our great high-priest We find a pard'ning God: Jesu's Spirit in our breast Bears witness with the blood, Speaks our Father pacified Toward every soul that Christ receives; Tells us, once our surety died, And now forever lives. Christ forever lives to pray For all that trust in him: I my soul on Jesus stay Almighty to redeem: He shall purify my heart, Who in his blood forgiveness have, All his hallowing power exert, And to the utmost save. Basis of our stedfast hope, Saviour, thy ceaseless prayer Sanctifies, and lifts us up To meet thee in the air: Yes, thine interceding grace Preserves us every moment thine, 'Till we rise to see the face, And share the throne divine. "Such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, c." Heb. vii. 26. All that desperate sinners want In our high-priest we have, Only such a sinless saint Our guilty world could save: Page 359 Christ, in the redeeming plan, To us how strangely suitable! Our reverse, as far from man Remov'd as heaven from hell! Impious, mischievous, unclean, With sinners mixt we live, Fashion'd and brought up in sin, 'Till Jesus we receive: Jesus such as us became, Our souls he only could secure Holy, just, and free from blame, In life, and nature pure. Separate now from sinful men Our Advocate above Doth his brethren's cause maintain Before the throne of love, Pleads for us on earth who dwell His one sufficient sacrifice, Us to save from sin and hell, He reigns above the skies.