Wesley Corpus

1 0 The' o'erwhelming power of saving grace, The sight that veils the seraph's face ; The speechless awe that dares not move, And all the silent heaven of love. 1 V^E thirsty for God, To Jesus give ear, 1 And take, through his blood, A power to draw near ; His kind invitation, Ye sinners, embrace, Accepting salvation, Salvation by grace. 2 Sent down from above, Who governs the skies, In vehement love To sinners he cries, " Drink into my Spirit ! Who happy would be, And all things inherit, By coming to me." [i O Saviour of all, Thy word we believe, And come at thy call, Thy grace to receive : The blessing is given Wherever thou art : The earnest of heaven Is love in the heart. 4 To us, at thy feet, The Comforter give, Who gasp to admit Thy Spirit, and live; The weakest believers Acknowledge for thine. And tili as with rivers Of water divine! The Pleasantness of Religion. 17 HYMN 11. l. m. C^ OD, the offended God Most High, ~f Ambassadors to rebels sends ; His messengers his place supply, And Jesus beas us to be friends. 2 Us, in the stead of Christ, they pray, Us, in the stead of God, entreat, To cast our arms, our sins, away, And find forgiveness at his feet. 3 Our God in Christ ! thine embassy, And proffer'd mercy, we embrace , And gladly reconciled to thee, Thy condescending mercy praise. 4 Poor debtors, by our Lord's request, A full acquittance we receive ! And criminals, with pardon blest, We, at our Judge's instance, live ! 1. Describing the Pleasantness of Religion. HYMN 12. . d. s. m. 1 /^OME, ye that love the Lord, ^-^ And let your joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord, While ye surround his throne : Let those refuse to sing, Who never knew our God ; But servants of the Heavenly King oJot May speak their joys abroad. Vd The Pleasantness of Religion. 2 The God that rules on high, That all the earth surveys, That rides upon the stormy sky, And calms the roaring seas ; This awful God is ours, Our Father and our Love ; He will send down his heavenly powers, To carry us ahove. 3 There we shall see his face, And never, never sin ;