Wesley Corpus

For salvation I depend ! In thy gracious hands I am, Save me, save me to the end ; Let the utmost grace be given, Save me cpiite from hell to heaven. HYMN 117. cm. 1 /~^ OD is in this and every place ; ^J But, O, how dark and void To me ! -- 'Tis one great wilderness, This earth without my God. 2 Empty of Him who all things fills, Till he his light impart, Till he his glorious self reveals, The veil is on mv heart. Convinced of Sin. 117 3 O thou, who seest and knovv'st my grief, Thyself unseen, unknown, Pity my helpless unbelief, And take away the stone. 4 Regard me with a gracious eye, The long-sought blessing give ; And bid me, at the point to die, Behold thy face and live. 5 Now, Jesus, now, the Father's love Shed in my heart abroad ; The middle wall of sin remove, And let me into God. HYMN 118. 8'* Sf 6's. 1 A UTHOR of faith, to thee I cry, -**■ To thee, who would'st not have me die, But know the truth and live : Open mine eyes to see thy face, Work in my heart the saving grace, The life eternal give. 2 Shut up in unbelief I groan, And blindly serve a God unknown, Till thou the veil remove : The gift unspeakable impart, And write thy name upon my heart, And manifest thy Love. 3 I know the work is only thine, The gift of faith is all divine ; But, if on thee we call, Thou wilt the benefit bestow, And give us hearts to feel and know That thou hast died for all. Ho For Mourners 4 Thou bidd'st us knock and enter in, Come unto thee, and rest from sin, The blessing seek and find : Thou bidd'st us ask thy grace, and have : Thou canst, thou would'st, this moment save Both me and all mankind. 5 Be it according to thy word ! Now let me find my pardoning Lord ; Let what I ask be given ; The bar of unbelief remove, Open the door of faith and love, And take me into heaven ! *HYMN 119. c. m. Before Private Prayer. 1 RATHER of Jesus Christ, my Lord, -*- I humbly seek thy face ; Encouraged by the Saviour's word