Wesley Corpus

Second Hymn to Christ the King Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739), Part II Author: Charles Wesley (attributed) --- 1 Jesu, thou art our King, To me thy succour bring. Christ the mighty one art thou, Help for all on thee is laid: This the word; I claim it now, Send me now the promis’d aid. 2 High on thy Father’s throne, O look with pity down! Help, O help! Attend my call, Captive lead captivity, King of glory, Lord of all, Christ, be Lord, be King to me! 3 I pant to feel thy sway And only thee t’ obey. Thee my spirit gasps to meet, This my one, my ceaseless pray’r, Make, O make my heart thy seat, O set up thy kingdom there! 4 Triumph and reign in me, And spread thy victory: Hell and death, and sin controul, Pride, and self,50 and ev’ry foe, All subdue; thro’ all my soul Conqu’ring and to conquer go. 50John Wesley corrected by hand in his copy of 5th edn. (1756) to “Pride, self-will”; in Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1753) to “pride, self-love”; and in Hymns (1780) changed it to “Pride and wrath.”