Wesley Corpus

Praise for Redemption. From the German [Ludwig Andreas Gotter] Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740), Part I Author: Charles Wesley (attributed) --- Praise for Redemption. From the German.70 High praise to thee, all-gracious God! Unceasing praise to thee we pay: Naked and wallowing in our blood, Unpitied, loath’d of all we lay. Thou saw’st, and from th’ eternal throne Gav’st us thy dear, thy only Son. Thro’ thy rich grace, in Jesu’s blood, Blessing, redemption, life we find. Our souls wash’d in this cleansing flood, No stain of guilt remains behind. Who can thy mercy’s stores express? Unfathomable, numberless! Now Christ in us doth live, and we, Father, thro’ him with thee are one: The banner of his love we see, And fearless grasp the starry crown. Unutterable peace we feel In him, and joys unspeakable. Now hast thou giv’n us, thro’ thy Son, The power of living faith to see, Unconquerable faith, alone That gains o’er all the victory. Faith which nor earth nor hell can move, Unblameable in perfect love. 70Source: Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, ed. Das Gesang-Buch der Gemeine in Herrn-Huth (Halle: Wäysenhaus, 1737), 27-28 (#25, by Ludwig Andreas Gotter).