Wesley Corpus

The Communion of Saints. Part VI Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740), Part I Author: Charles Wesley (attributed) --- Saints, who now their names behold In the Book of Life enroll’d, Spirits of the righteous, made Perfect now in Christ their head. We with them to God are come, God who speaks the general doom, Jesus Christ, who stands between Angry heaven, and guilty men, Undertakes to buy our peace, Gives the covenant of grace, Ratifies, and makes it good, Signs and seals it in his blood. Life his healing blood imparts, Sprinkled on our peaceful hearts: Abel’s blood for vengeance cried, Jesu’s speaks us justify’d: Speaks, and calls for better things, Makes us prophets, priests, and kings, Asks that we with him may reign, Earth and heaven say, Amen! The Communion of Saints. Part VI. Come, ye kindred souls above, Man provokes you unto love; Saints and angels hear the call, Praise the common Lord of all: