Wesley Corpus

9 Who can before my Captain stand ? Who is so great a King as mine ? High over all is thy right hand, And might and majesty are thine ! For Believers Praying. 1 TESUSj thou sovereign Lord of all, *J The same through one eternal day, Attend thy feeblest followers' call, And O instruct us how to pray ! Pour out the supplicating grace, And stir us up to seek thy face ! 2 We cannot think a gracious thought, We cannot feel a good desire, Till thou, who call'dst a world from nought, The power into our hearts inspire ; And then we in thy Spirit groan, And then we give thee back thine own. 3 Jesus, regard the joint complaint Of all thy tempted followers here ! And now supply the common want, And send us down the Comforter : The spirit of ceaseless prayer impart, And fix thy Agent in our heart. 4 To help our soul's infirmity, To heal thy sin-sick people's care, To urge our God-commanding plea, And make our hearts a house of prayer, The promised Intercessor give, And let us now thyself receive. 5 Come in thy pleading Spirit down, To us who for thy coming stay ; Of all thy gifts we ask but one, We ask the constant power to pray : Indulge us, Lord, in this request, Thou canst not then deny the rest. 2o4: For Believers Praying. Jyiike xviii. 1. 1 ^OME, ye followers of the Lord, ^-^ In Jesu's service join : Jesus gives the sacred word, The ordinance divine ; Let us his command obey, And ask and have whate'er we want; Pray we, every moment pray, And never, never faint. 2 Place no longer let us give To the old Tempter's will ; Never more our duty leave, While Satan cries, "Be still :" Stand we in the ancient way, And here with God ourselves acquaint ; Pray we, every moment pray, And never, never faint. 3 Be it weariness and pain To slothful flesh and blood, Yet we will the cross sustain, And bless the welcome load ; All our griefs to God display, And humbly pour out our complaint : Pray we, every moment pray, And never, never faint. 4 Let us patiently endure, And still our wants declare ; All the promises are sure