Wesley Corpus

Page 224 "That servant which knew his lord's will, and did not according to it, shall be beaten with many stripes." Luke xii. 47. What will it profit me to know, That others know their sins forgiven, And on to full perfection go, And live on earth the life of heaven: Unpardon'd if I still remain, Nor serve my Lord with loving zeal, My light will aggravate my pain, And lead me to the darkest hell. "How is it, that ye do not discern this time?" Luke xii. 56. Thy work, O God, they will not see Reviv'd in our degenerate days, Or mark the crowds begot by thee, The signs of thy converting grace, Refusing with their sin to part, That wilful blindness of the heart. "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Luke xiii. 3. O what a life is mine! Backward I cast mine eye, And trembling own the truth divine, "I must repent, or die!" But him, who tells me so, Highly extol'd I see The godly sorrow to bestow, The godly love on me. Saviour, and Prince, appear To break this stubborn heart, And then to bid my guilty fear And unbelief depart; While at thy feet I grieve, From all my sins release, The sense of thy salvation give, The kingdom of thy peace.