Wesley Corpus

Ye faithful, patient souls, attend That second coming of your Lord: Expect him first your sin to end, To verify his hallowing word: The husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit which will recompence his labour and patience; until he receive the early rain immediately after sowing, and the latter before the harvest. Mr. J. W.'s Notes on the N.T. 110John Wesley underlined "sudden holiness" in line 2, "to the end" in line 4, and "Finisher" in line 7 in his personal copy, drawing an exclamation point in the margin after line 4. Page 389 Your hearts, resolv'd to wait his grace, Shall perfect in due season be; And I shall then behold his face, And dwell in him who dwells in me. We know, the solemn day draws nigh, When Jesus shall appear again: Hasten, O Lord, and bow the sky, And here begin thy glorious reign, The number of thy saints compleat; And let the partners of thy power, Casting their crowns before thy feet, On earth, and then in heaven, adore. "Is any afflicted? Let him pray." James v. 13. Afflicted I cry to God for relief; Thy Spirit supply to hallow my grief, In bodily weakness to strengthen my soul, And bid me in sickness be perfectly whole. "The prayer of faith shall save the sick." James v. 15. Where is that faith, whose fervent prayer Body and soul at once can heal? The oil? The gifted elders where? Father, if such thy gracious will, Thou canst reveal thine arm of power, Thy truth in every age the same, And with almighty faith restore The wonders wrought by Jesu's name! "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed, c." James v. 17, 18. O that the power were mine, To saints and prophets given, The power of faithful prayer divine, Which shuts and opens heaven! Then would I wrestle on, And more than conqueror prove, And bring the hallowing Spirit down In showers of purest love. Page 390 Thy servant, Lord, prepare, Thy glory to display, Remove this unbelieving bar, And teach me how to pray: Author of faith thou art; Help my infirmity, And put thy Spirit within my heart, And pray thyself in me.