Wesley Corpus

Take possession of my heart : If thou canst so greatly bow, Friend of sinners, why not now ? 2 God of love, in this my day, For thyself to thee I cry ; Dying, -- if thou still delay, Must I not for ever die ? Enter now thy poorest home ; Now, my utmost Saviour, come ! 3J2 Seeking for full Redemption, HYMN 412. i. m. 1 Kings xviii. 1 rTHHOU God that answerest by fire, ■*- On thee in Jesu's name we call ; Fulfil our faithful hearts' desire, And let on us thy Spirit fall. 2 Bound on the altar of thy cross, Our old often ding nature lies ; Now, for the honour of thy cause, Come, and consume the sacrifice ! 3 Consume our lusts as rotten wood, Consume our stony hearts within ! Consume the dust, the serpent's food, And dry up all the streams of sin. 4 Its body totally destroy ! Thyself The Lord, The God, approve i And fill our hearts with holy joy, And fervent zeal, and perfect love. 5 O that the fire from heaven might fall, Our sins its ready victims find, Seize on our sins, and burn up all, Nor leave the least remains behind ! 6 Then shall our prostrate souls adore, The Lord, He is the God, confess : He is the God of saving power ! He is the God of hallowing grace ! HYMN 413. Ts$Vs. 1 /^VNCE thou didst on earth appear, ^^ For all mankind to' atone ; Now be manifested here, And bid our sin be gone ! Come, and by thy presence chase Its nature with its guilt and power; Jesus, show thy open face, And sin shall be no more. Seeking for full Redemption. o,J3 2 Thou who didst so greatly stoop To a poor virgin's womb, Here thy mean abode take up ; To me, my Saviour, come ! Come, and Satan's works destroy, And let me all thy Godhead prove, Fill'd with peace, and heavenly joy, And pure eternal love. 3 Then my soul, with strange delight, Shall comprehend and feel What the length, and breadth, and height Of love unspeakable : Then I shall the secret know, Which angels would search out in vain ;-- God was man, and served below, That man with God might reign ! 4 Father, Son, and Spirit, come,