Wesley Corpus

A Collection of Hymns (1780)

AuthorCharles Wesley
Typehymn-collection
Year1780
Passage IDcw-hymns-1780-210
Words399
Sourcehttps://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/hymn.html
Christology Sanctifying Grace
To succour and defend ; Thee the' eternal God sustains, Thy Maker and thy Friend : Israel, what hast thou to dread ? Safe from all impending harms, tjoo Seeking for full Redemption. Round thee and beneath are spread The everlasting arms 3 God is thine ; disdain to fear The enemy within : God shall in thy flesh appear, And make an end of sin : God the man of sin shall slay, Fill thee with triumphant joy ; God shall thrust him out, and say, " Destroy them all, destroy !" 4 All the struggle then is o'er, And wars and fightings cease ; Israel then shall sin no more, But dwell in perfect peace : All his enemies are gone ; Sin shall have in him no part ; Israel now shall dwell alone, With Jesus in his heart. 5 In a land of corn and wine His lot shall be below ; Comforts there, and blessings join, And milk and honey flow : Jacob's well is in his soul ; Gracious dew his heavens distil, Fill his soul, already full, And shall for ever fill. 6 Blest, O Israel, art thou ; What people is like thee ? Saved from sin, by Jesus, now Thou art, and still shalt be : Jesus is thy seven-fold shield ; Jesus is thy flaming sword ; Earth, and hell, and sin, shall yield To God's almighty word. Seeking for full Redemption. OoV HYMN 408. l. m. 1 TTE wills, that I should holy be ; A -*- That holiness I long to feel ; That full divine conformity To all my Saviour's righteous will. 2 See, Lord, the travail of thy soul Accomplish' d in the change of mine ; And plunge me, every whit made wholes In all the depths of love divine. 3 On thee, O God, my soul is stay'd, And waits to prove thine utmost will ; The promise, by thy mercy made, Thou canst, thou wilt, in me fulfil. 4 No more I stagger at thy power, Or doubt thy truth, which cannot move : Hasten the long-expected hour, And bless me with thy perfect love. 5 Jesus, thy loving Spirit alone Can lead me forth, and make me free ; Burst every bond through which I groan, And set my heart at liberty. 6 Now let thy Spirit bring me in ;