Wesley Corpus

4 Giant this, O holy God and true! The ancient Seers thou didst inspire ; To us perform the promise due ; Descend, and crown us now with tire! HYMN 458. l. m. J A UTHOR of faith, we seek thy face ■"a- For all who feel thy work begun ; Confirm and strengthen them in grace, And bring thy feeblest children on. 2 Thou seest their wants, thou know'st their names, Be mindful of thy youngest care ; Be tender of thy new-born lambs, And gently in thy bosom bear. 3 The lion roaring for his prey, With ravening wolves on every side, Watch over them to tear and slay, If found one moment from their guide. 4 Satan his thousand arts essays, His agents all their powers employ, To blast the blooming work of grace, The heavenly offspring to destroy. 5 Baffle the crooked Serpent's skill, And turn his sharpest dart aside ; Hide from their eyes the devilish ill, O save them from the demon, Pride ! 6 In safety lead thy little flock, From hell, the world, and sin secure ; And set their feet upon the rock, And make in thee their goings sure. HYMN 459. s. m. For the Fallen. 1 O HEPHERD of Israel, hear Our supplicating cry ; And gather in the souls sincere, That from their brethren flv. For Be I ievei's Interceding. 429 2 Scatter'd through devious ways, Collect thy feeble flock ; And join by thine atoning grace, And hide them in the Rock. 3 O would'st thou end the storm, That keeps us still apart ! The thing impossible perform, And make us of one heart, 4 One spirit and one mind, The same that was in thee : O might we all again be join'd In perfect harmony ! 5 Jesus, at thy command, We know it shall be done ; Take the two sticks into thy hand, The two shall then be one. 6 One body and one fold, We then shall sweetly prove, And live in thee, like them of old, The life of spotless love. 1 f OD of all power and grace, Set up the bloody sign ; And gather those that seek thy face, And by thy Spirit join. The few remaining sheep In Britain's pastures bred, United to each other keep, United to their Head.