Wesley Corpus

Thou hear'st me for salvation pray, Thou seest my heart's desire, Made ready in thy powerful day Thy fulness I require: My vehement soul cries out opprest, Impatient to be freed: Nor can I, Lord, nor will I rest, 'Till I am sav'd indeed. Art thou not able to convert, Art thou not willing too To change this old rebellious heart, To conquer and renew? Thou canst, thou wilt, I dare believe, So arm me with thy power, That I to sin shall never cleave, Shall never act it more. "What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." Mark xi. 24. Come then, my God, the promise seal, This mountain-sin remove, Now in my gasping soul reveal The virtue of thy love: I want thy life, thy purity, Thy righteousness brought in, I ask, desire, and trust in thee, To be redeem'd from sin. Page 210 For this, as taught by thee, I pray, And can no longer doubt, Remove far hence, to sin I say, Be cast this moment out: The guilt and strength of self and pride Be pardon'd and subdued, Be cast into the crimson tide Of my Redeemer's blood. Saviour, to thee my soul looks up; My present Saviour thou: In all the confidence of hope, I claim the blessing now! 'Tis done: thou dost this moment save, Thou dost with pardon bless; Redemption thro' thy blood I have, And heaven in thy peace. "What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." Mark xi. 24. Still, O my dear redeeming Lord, Thy faithfulness I plead, And hang on thy most precious word For every good I need: The good which first of all I want Into my heart convey, The power to pray and never faint, The constant power to pray. With all my small remains of grace The blessing I implore, Stir up my soul to seek thy face, To seek it evermore, To wrestle, till the clouds remove, And thou thy name declare, While all my happy heart is love, And all my life is prayer. For this I pray, and long, and trust Thy goodness, truth, and power, To make, as to account me just In thine appointed hour: