Wesley Corpus

To Sodom and Gomorrah prove, Than us, who cast our faith away, And trample on thy richer love. HYMN 455. l. m. 1 f\ LET us our own works forsake, ^^ Ourselves, and all we have deny ; Thy condescending counsel take, And come to thee pure gold to huy. i2 O might we, through thy grace, attain The faith thou never wilt reprove ; The faith that purges every stain, The faith that always works by love ! 3 O might we see in this our day, The things belonging to our peace, And timely meet thee in thy wav Of judgments, and our sins confess ! 4 Thy fatherly chastisements own ; With filial awe revere thy rod ; And turn, with zealous haste, and run Into the outstretch'd arms of God. HYMN 456. l. m. For the Promise of the Spirit. FATHER, if justly still we claim To us and ours the promise made, To us he graciously the same, And crown with living fire our head JFor Believers Interceding. 4:2/ s 2 Our claim admit, and from above Of holiness the Spirit shower, Of wise discernment, humble love ; And zeal, and unity, and power. 3 The Spirit of convincing speech, Of power demonstrative, impart ; Such as may every conscience reach, And sound the unbelieving heart : 4 The Spirit of refining fire, Searching the inmost of the mind, To purge all fierce and foul desire, And kindle life more pure and kind : 5 The Spirit of faith, in this thy day, To break the power of cancell'd sin, Tread down its strength, o'erturn its sway, And still the conquest more than win. 6 The Spirit breathe of inward life, Which in our hearts thy laws may write ; Then grief expires, and pain, and strife ; 'Tis nature all, and all delight. HYMN 457. l. m. 1 |^N all the earth thy Spirit shower ; ^^ The earth in righteousness renew ; Thy kingdom come, and hell's o'erpower, And to thy sceptre all subdue. 2 Like mighty winds, or torrents fierce, Let it opposers all o'errun ; And every law of sin reverse, That faith and love may make all one. 3 Yea, let thy Spirit in every place Its richer energy declare ; While lovely tempers, fruits of grace, The kingdom of thy Christ prepare. 4^o For Believers Interceding.