Wesley Corpus

To ask thy pardoning grace. 2 Entering into my closet, I The busy world exclude ; In secret prayer for mercy cry, And groan to be renew' d. 3 Far from the paths of men, to thee I solemnly retire ; See, thou who dost in secret see, And grant my heart's desire. 4 Thy grace I languish to receive, The Spirit of love and power ; Blameless before thy face to live, To live and sin no more. 5 Fain would I all thy goodness feel, And know my sins forgiven ; And do on earth thy perfect will As angels do in heaven. Convinced of Sin 119 6 O Father, glorify thy Son, And grant what 1 require : For Jesu's sake the gift send down, And answer me by fire. 7 Kindle the flame of love within, Which may to heaven ascend ; And now the work of grace begin, Which shall in glory end. * HYMN 120. 6-8' s. 1 /^OMFORT, ye ministers of grace, ^-^ Comfort my people, saith your God ! Ye soon shall see his smiling face, His golden sceptre, not his rod ; And own, when now the cloud's removed, He only chasten'd whom he loved. 2 Who sow in tears, in joy shall reap ; The Lord shall comfort all that mourn ; Who now go on their way and weep, With joy they doubtless shall return, And bring their sheaves with vast increase, And have their fruit to holiness. HYMN 121. 6-8'j. 1 T^XPAND thy wings, celestial Dove, *-J And, brooding o'er my nature's night, Call forth the ray of heavenly Love ; Let there in my dark soul be light ; And fill the' illustrated abyss With glorious beams of endless bliss. 2 " Let there be light,'' again command, And light there in our hearts shall be ; We then through faith shall understand Thy great mysterious Majesty ; And, by the shining of thy grace, Behold in Christ thy glorious face. ±20 For Mourners 3 Father of everlasting grace, Be mindful of thy changeless word ; We worship toward that Holy Place, In which thou dost thy name record, Dost make thy gracious nature known, That living Temple of thy Son. 4 Thou dost with sweet complacence see The temple fill'd with light divine ; And art thou not well pleased with me,