Wesley Corpus

The orthodox renown'd in fight, Fierce champions for opinions right, May reason's strength display: Their Arian and Socinian foes, And heresy's whole houshold knows The truth as much as they. The truth that makes us free indeed, We cannot learn it from our creed, The truth that sanctifies, To bring us faith returns from heaven, And Father, Son, and Spirit given Conducts us to the skies. Page 113 Jesus the truth, the life, the way, Thou in me with thy Father stay, Thou with thy Spirit descend, I then shall know thee as thou art, The God who never will depart, My soul's eternal friend. The Father freely justifies, The Son his pardoning power asserts, The Holy Ghost that blood applies Which purifies believing hearts; Yet God who sin forgives alone In Persons Three is only One. Thou Tri-une God of pardoning love, On me thy kind compassion show, By faith begotten from above, And call'd assuredly to know The blessings by Three Persons given, The peace of God, the pledge of heaven. Jehovah come! Thyself reveal, To save a soul so dearly bought, The peace and joy unspeakable, The love surpassing human thought; Thrice holy God, to me impart, With all thou hast, and all thou art. Come Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Restorer of thine image lost, The flaming sword remove; Teach me thine image to regain, And to my docile heart explain The mystery of love. Page 114 I now perceive thy love's design; Thou didst again in council join, Thy name to re-impress, Anew thy creature to create, And raise me to my first estate In perfect righteousness. To execute thy kind intent, Jehovah from Jehovah sent Left his eternal throne, A Man of Griefs, he stain'd the tree, Saviour of all, he laid for me The precious ransom down. The Spirit purchas'd with his blood, By Father and by Son bestow'd Doth now in man reside; For us he strongly interceeds, Us into all thy counsel leads Our sure indwelling guide. Pardon he on our conscience seals, Thy good and welcome will reveals To save a world by grace: He marks us for salvation's heirs, And moulds and fashions, and prepares To see thine open face.