Wesley Corpus

The living: law of holiest love. Then shall we do, with pure delight. Whatever is pleasing in thy sight, As vessels of thy richest grace ; And, having thy whole counsel done, To thee and thy co-equal Son Ascribe the everlasting praise. 1 HT^HY power and saving truth to show, J- A warfare at thy charge I go, Strong in the Lord, and thy great might ; For Believers Saved. 413 Gladly take up the hallow'd cross ; And, suffering all things for thy cause, Beneath thy bloody banner tight. A spectacle to fiends and men, To all their fierce or cool disdain With calmest pity I submit : Determined nought to know, beside My Jesus and him crucified, I tread the world beneath my feet. Superior to their smile or frown, On all their goods my soul looks down, Their pleasures, wealth, and power, and state • The man that dares their god despise, The Christian, -- he alone is wise; The Christian, -- he alone is great. O God, let all my life declare How happy all thy servants are ; How far above these earthly things ; How pure, when wash'd in Jesu's blood ; How intimately one with God, A heaven-born race of Priests and Kings. For this alone I live below, The power of godliness to show, The wonders wrought by Jesu's Name : O that I might but faithful prove ; Witness to all thy pardoning love, And point them to the' atoning Lamb ! Let me to every creature cry, The poor and rich, the low and high, " Believe, and feel thy sins forgiven ! Damn'd, till by Jesus saved, thou art ! Till Jesu's blood hath wash'd thy heart, Thou canst not find the gate of heaven ! " 4J4 For Believers Interceding. 1 HPHOU, Jesu, thou my breast inspire, ■*■ And touch my lips with hallow'd lire, And loose a stammering infant's tongue : Prepare the vessel of thy grace ; Adorn me with the robes of praise, And mercy shall be all my song ; Mercy for all who know not God ; Mercy for all in Jesu's blood ; Mercy, that earth and heaven transcends; Love, that o'erwhelms the saints in light ; The length, and breadth, and depth, and height Of love divine, which never ends !