Wesley Corpus

Prayer for Faith Source: Collection of Psalms and Hymns (1741) Author: Charles Wesley (attributed) --- Father, I stretch my hands to thee, No other help I know. If thou withdraw’st thyself from me, Ah! Whither shall I go? What did thy only Son endure Before I drew my breath! What pain, what labour to secure My soul from endless death! O Jesu, could I this believe, I now should feel thy power; Now my poor soul thou would’st retrieve, Nor let me wait one hour. Author of faith, to thee I lift My weary longing eyes; O let me now receive that gift! My soul without it dies. Surely thou canst not let me die! O speak and I shall live! And here I will unwearied lie ’Till thou thy Spirit give. The worst of sinners would rejoice, Could they but see thy face: O let me hear thy quick’ning voice, And taste thy pard’ning grace. 3“He” changed to “God” in 2nd edn. (1743) and following. 4“Hands” changed to “hand” in 4th edn. (1748) and following.