Wesley Corpus

The Spirit quick'ning him, again His soul and body join'd; And lo, in that immortal man The Tri-une God we find: Each of the Three is God alone, The One Almighty Lord, One from eternity, and One World without end ador'd. "I am the LORD thy GOD, which LEADETH thee by the way that thou shouldst go." Isa. xlviii. 17. "He calleth his own sheep by name, and LEADETH them out." John x. 3. "As many as are LED by the SPIRIT of GOD, they are the sons of God." Rom. viii. 14. O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Conductor of the blood-bought host, The faithful Israelites indeed, Us, if aright thy name we know, Lead by the way that we should go, In all the paths of justice lead. Stay with us, Lord, our guide unseen; Shepherd of souls, in pastures green Bring forth thy flock, and feed, and guard; Spirit of love the chosen race Prepare with all thy hallowing grace, And lead us to a full reward. "Our sufficiency is of GOD, who hath MADE us able MINISTERS." 2 Cor. iii. 5, 6. "JESUS CHRIST ... counted me faithful, PUTTING me into the MINISTRY." 1 Tim. i. 12. "Take heed therefore to all the flock, over which the HOLY GHOST hath MADE you OVERSEERS." Acts v. 28. Page 85 The Father and the Son And Spirit are but One, Essence One in Persons Three, God appoints his servants here, Gives us our sufficiency, Makes the able minister. The Father we proclaim, Sent forth in Jesus' name; Us our heavenly Father sent; Christ our dispensation gave, Furnish'd every instrument Dear immortal souls to save. The Spirit his love imparts, And consecrates our hearts, Makes us overlook the sheep; Sure he will our toil repay, Kept by him his church we keep, Watch and teach them night and day. We teach the mystery Of God both One and Three: God himself both Three and One Our divine commission seals, Comes in attestation down, In his church for ever dwells. "To them that are SANCTIFIED by GOD the FATHER." Jude 1. "HE that SANCTIFIETH and they who are sanctified are all of one." Heb. ii. 11. "Being SANCTIFIED by the HOLY GHOST." Rom. xv. 16. The Father and Son And Spirit we praise, Three Persons in One, The God of all grace, Page 86 Whose joint operation The children and heirs By present salvation For glory prepares.