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.