Wesley Corpus

A Collection of Hymns (1780)

AuthorCharles Wesley
Typehymn-collection
Year1780
Passage IDcw-hymns-1780-127
Words397
Sourcehttps://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/hymn.html
Christian Perfection Christology
And glory ends what grace begun. 2 Spirit of grace, and health, and power, Fountain of light and love below ; Abroad thy healing influence shower, O'er all the nations let it flow : Inflame our hearts with perfect love, In us the work of faith fulfil ; So not heaven's host shall swifter move, Than we on earth, to do thy will. 3 Father, 'tis thine each day to yield Thy children's wants a fresh supply ; Thou cloth'st the lilies of the field, And hearest the young ravens cry : On thee we cast our care ; we live Through thee, who know'st our every need ; O feed us with thy grace, and give Our souls this day the living bread ! HYMN 237. l. m. 1 ETERNAL, spotless Lamb of God, ^-^ Before the world's foundation slain ! Sprinkle us ever with thy blood ; O cleanse, and keep us ever clean ! To every soul (all praise to thee !) Our bowels of compassion move ; And all mankind by this may see God is in us ; for God is love. For Believers Mejoicing. *22*) 2 Giver and Lord of life, whose power And guardian care for all are free, To thee in fierce temptation's hour, From sin and Satan let us flee : Thine, Lord, we are, and ours thou art, In us be all thy goodness show'd ; Renew, enlarge, and fill our heart With peace, and joy, and heaven, and God. 3 Blessing and honour, praise and love, Co-equal, co-eternal Three, In earth below, and heaven above, By all thy works, be paid to thee ! Thrice Holy ! thine the kingdom is, The power omnipotent is thine ; And when created nature dies, Thy never-ceasing glories shine. 1 "\ /TEET and right it is to praise IMX God, the Giver of all grace, God, whose mercies are bestow'd On the evil and the good : He prevents his creatures' call, Kind and merciful to all ; Makes his sun on sinners rise ; Showers his blessings from the skies. 2 Least of all thy creatures, we Daily thy salvation see ; As by heavenly manna fed, Through a world of dangers led ; Through a wilderness of cares ; Through ten thousand thousand snares, More than now our hearts conceive, More than we could know, and live!