Wesley Corpus

Let truth the girdle be, That binds your armour on, In faithful, firm sincerity To Jesus cleave alone. Let faith and love combine To guard your valiant breast: The plate be righteousness divine, Imputed, and imprest. Still let your feet be shod, Ready his will to do, Ready in all the ways of God His glory to pursue: Ruin is spread beneath, The gospel greaves put on, And safe thro' all the snares of death To life eternal run. But above all, lay hold On faith's victorious shield, Arm'd with that adamant, and gold, Be sure to win the field; If faith surround your heart, Satan shall be subdued; Repell'd his every fiery dart, And quench'd with Jesu's blood. Jesus hath died for you! What can his love withstand? Believe; hold fast your shield; and who Shall pluck you from his hand? Believe, that Jesus reigns, All power to him is given; Believe, 'till freed from sin's remains, Believe yourselves to heaven. Page 238 Your Rock can never shake: Hither, he saith, come up! The helmet of salvation take, The confidence of hope: Hope for his perfect love, Hope for his people's rest, Hope to sit down with Christ above, And share the marriage feast. Brandish in faith 'till then The Spirit's two-edg'd sword, Hew all the snares of fiends and men In pieces with the word; 'Tis written; this applied Baffles their strength, and art; Spirit and soul with this divide, And joints and marrow part. To keep your armour bright, Attend with constant care, Still walking in your Captain's sight, And watching unto prayer; Ready for all alarms, Stedfastly set your face, And always exercise your arms, And use your every grace. Pray, without ceasing pray, (Your Captain gives the word) His summons chearfully obey, And call upon the Lord; To God your every want In instant prayer display, Pray always; pray, and never faint, Pray, without ceasing pray. In fellowship; alone, To God with faith draw near, Approach his courts, besiege his throne With all the powers of prayer: Page 239 Go to his temple, go, Nor from his altar move; Let every house his worship know, And every heart his love.