Wesley Corpus

The winter's night, and summer's day Glides imperceptibly away, Too short to sing thy praise, Too few we find the happy hours, And haste to join those heavenly powers In everlasting lays. With all who chaunt thy name on high, And holy, holy, holy cry, A bright harmonious throng, We long thy praises to repeat, And restless sing around thy seat The new eternal song. Hymn CXI.147 Meet and right it is to sing, At every time and place, Glory to our heavenly King, The God of truth and grace: 146First appeared in HSP (1749), 2:136. 147First appeared in HSP (1749), 2:136-37. Page 116 Join we then with sweet accord, All in one thanksgiving join, Holy, holy, holy, Lord, Eternal praise be thine! Thee the first-born sons of light In choral symphonies Praise by day, day without night, And never, never cease: Angels, and archangels all Sing the mystic Three in One, Sing, and stop, and gaze and fall O'erwhelm'd before thy throne. Vying with that happy choire Who chaunt thy praise above, We on eagles' wings aspire, The wings of faith and love: Thee they sing with glory crown'd, We extol the slaughter'd Lamb, Lower if our voices sound, Our subject is the same. Father, God, thy love we praise, Which gave thy Son to die, Jesus full of truth and grace, Alike we glorify, Spirit, Comforter divine, Praise by all to thee be given, 'Till we in full chorus join, And earth is turn'd to heaven. Hymn CXII.148 Surrounded by an host of foes, Storm'd by an host of foes within, Nor swift to fly, nor strong t' oppose, Single against hell, earth, and sin, 148First appeared in HSP (1749), 2:160-61. Page 117 Single, yet undismay'd I am: I dare believe in Jesu's name. What though a thousand host engage, A thousand worlds, my soul to shake, I have a shield shall quell their rage, Shall drive the alien armies back, Pourtray'd it bears a bleeding Lamb: I dare believe in Jesu's name. Me to retrieve from Satan's hands, Me from this evil world to free, To purge my sins, and loose my bands, And save from all iniquity, My Lord and God, from heaven he came: I dare believe in Jesu's name.