Wesley Corpus

How to make our calling sure ; Our election how to make Past the reach of hell secure. For the Society on Meeting. 441) Build we each the other up ; Pray we for our faith's increase, Solid comfort, settled hope, Constant joy, and lasting peace. More and more let love abound : Let us never, never rest, Till we are in Jesus found, Of our paradise possest : He removes the flaming sword, Calls us back, from Eden driven ; To his image here restored, Soon he takes us up to heaven. 1 \ LL thanks to the .Lamb, Who gives us to meet : HYMN 481. lO'sSfll's. Ar His love we proclaim, His praises repeat ; We own him our Jesus, Continually near To pardon and bless us, And perfect us here, 2 In him we have peace, In him we have power, Preserved by his grace Throughout the dark hour ; In all our temptation He keeps us to prove His utmost salvation, His fulness of love. 3 Through pride and desire Unhurt we have gone ; Through water and fire In him we went on ; The world and the devil Thro' him we o'ercame, Our Jesus from evil, For ever the same. 4 When we would have spurn'd His mercy and grace, To Egypt return'd, And fled from his face, He hinder* d our flying, (His goodness to show,) And stopp'd us by crying, '* Will ye also go ?" 5 O what shall we do Our Saviour to love ? To make us anew, Come, Lord, from above ! 450 For the Society on Meeting. The fruit of thy passion, Thy holiness, give : Give us the salvation Of all that believe. 6 Come, Jesus, and loose The stammerer's tongue, And teach even us The spiritual song : Let us without ceasing Give thanks for thy grace, And glory, and blessing, And honour, and praise. 7 Pronounce the glad word, And bid us be free ; Ah ! hast thou not, Lord, A blessing for me ? The peace thou hast given This moment impart, And open thy heaven, O Love, in my heart. HYMN 482. s. m. 1 C AVIOUR of sinful men,