Wesley Corpus

The soul-composing power ! Bless us with that internal peace, And all the fruits of righteousness, Till time shall be no more. HYMN 467. l- m. For Parents. FATHER of all, by whom we are, For whom was made whatever is ; Who hast entrusted to our care A candidate for glorious bliss : 2 Poor worms of earth, for help we cry, For grace to guide what grace has given , We ask for wisdom from on high, To train our infant up for heaven. 3 We tremble at the danger near, And crowds of wretched parents see, Who, blindly fond, their children rear In tempers far as hell from thee : 4 Themselves the slaves of sense and praise, Their babes who pamper and admire ; And make the helpless infants pass To murderer-Moloch through the fire 4du For Believers Interceding. 5 O let us not the demon please ; Our offspring to destruction doom ! Strengthen a sin-sick soul's disease, Or damn him from his mother's womb ! 6 Rather this hour resume his breath, From selfishness and pride to save ; By death prevent the second death, And hide him in the silent grave ! 7 Or, if thou grant a longer date, With resolute wisdom us endue, To point him out his lost estate, His dire apostasy to show : 8 To time our every smile or frown, To mark the bounds of good and ill : And beat the pride of nature down, And bend or break his rising will. 9 Him let us tend, severely kind, As guardians of his giddy youth ; As set to form his tender mind, By principles of virtuous truth : 10 To fit his soul for heavenly grace ; Discharge the Christian parents' part ; And keep him, till thy love takes place, And Jesus rises in his heart. HYMN 468. c. m. 1 f~^ OD only wise, almighty, good, ^J Send forth thy truth and light, To point us out the narrow road, And guide our steps aright : 2 To steer our dangerous course between The rocks on either hand ; And fix us in the golden mean, And bring our charge to land. For Believers Interceding. 437 3 Made apt, by thy sufficient grace, To teach as taught by thee, We come to train in all thy ways Our rising progeny :