Wesley Corpus

A Hymn for Charity-Children Source: Collection of Psalms and Hymns (1741) Author: Charles Wesley (attributed) --- How happy they, O King of kings! How safe, how truly blest, Who under thy protecting wings Both shelter find and rest. Them wilt thou lead, them wilt thou keep, And with thine arm uphold: O blessed shepherd! Blessed sheep Of Israel’s sacred fold. 7“Will” changed to “we’ll” in 4th edn. (1748) and following. Nor does the tender wand’ring lambs His kindly care disdain; He knows them better than their dams, And better does sustain. Behold his flock from every side He is assembling still; And may he all in safety guide To Sion’s sacred hill. If thither he will us convey, Nor our mean vows despise, Our hearts will on his altars lay A grateful sacrifice. To God the Father, and the Son, And Spirit, One in Three, As is, and was ere time begun, Eternal glory be!