Wesley Corpus

And call upon the Lord : To God your every want In instant prayer display ; Pray always ; pray, and never faint ; Pray, without ceasing pray ! HYMN 268. s. m. IN fellowship, alone, To God with faith draw near : Approach his courts, besiege his throne With all the powers of prayer : Go to his temple, go, Nor from his altar move ; Let every house his worship know, And every heart his love. To God your spirits dart ; Your souls in words declare ; Or groan, to him who reads the heart, The' unutterable prayer : His mercy now implore, And now show forth his praise ; In shouts, or silent awe, adore His miracles of grace. "256 For Believers Fighting . 3 Pour out your souls to God, And bow them with your knees ; And spread your heart and hands abroad, And pray for S ion's peace : Your guides and brethren bear For ever on your mind ; Extend the arms of mighty prayer, In grasping all mankind. 4 From strength to strength go on, Wrestle, and fight, and pray : Tread all the powers of darkness down, And win the well-fought day : Still let the Spirit cry In all his soldiers, " Come ; ' Till Christ the Lord descend from high, And take the conquerors home. 1 O URROUNDED by a host of foes, ^ Storm'd by a host of foes within, Nor swift to flee, nor strong to' oppose, Single against hell, earth, and sin, Single, yet undismay'd, I am ; I dare believe in Jesu's name. 2 What though a thousand hosts engage, A thousand worlds, my soul to shake ? I have a shield shall quell their rage, And drive the alien armies back ; Portray'd it bears a bleeding Lamb ; I dare believe in Jesu's name. 3 Me to retrieve from Satan's hands, Me from this evil world to free, To purge my sins, and loose my bands, And save from all iniquity, My Lord and God from heaven he came ; I dare believe in Jesu's name. 4 Salvation in his name there is ; Salvation from sin, death, and hell ; hor Believers Fighting. 257 Salvation into glorious bliss ; How great salvation, who can tell? But all he hath for mine I claim ; J dare believe in Jesu's name.