A Collection of Hymns (1780)
| Author | Charles Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | hymn-collection |
| Year | 1780 |
| Passage ID | cw-hymns-1780-250 |
| Words | 369 |
| Source | https://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/hymn.html |
Still hear and do thy sovereign will :
To thee may all our thoughts arise,
Ceaseless, accepted sacrifice.
5 In thee we move : -- all things of thee
Are full, thou Source and Life of all ;
For the Society giving Thanks. 463
Thou vast unfathomable Sea !
(Fall prostrate, lost in wonder, fall,
Ye sons of men, for God is man !)
All may we lose, so thee we gain.
6 As flowers their op'ning leaves display,
And glad drink in the solar fire,
So may we catch thy every ray,
So may thy influence us inspire ;
Thou Beam of the eternal Beam,
Thou purging Fire, thou quick' ning Flame.
HYMN 495. 5'sSrll's.
1 /^OME, let us arise, And press to the skies ;
^-/ The summons obey,
My friends, my beloved, and hasten away.
2 The Master of all For our service doth call,
And deigns to approve,
With smiles of acceptance, our labour of love.
3 His burden who bear, We alone can declare
How easy his yoke,
While to love and good works we each other
provoke ; --
4 By word and by deed, The bodies in need,
The souls to relieve,
And freely as Jesus hath given to give.
5 Then let us attend Our heavenly Friend,
In his members distrest,
By want, or affliction, or sickness opprest :
6 The pris'ner relieve, The stranger receive ;
Supply all their wants,
And spend and be spent in assisting His saints.
7 Thus while we bestow Our moments below,
Ourselves we forsake,
And refuge in Jesus's righteousness take :
4b4 For the Society giving Thanks.
8 His passion alone The foundation we own ;
And pardon we claim,
And eternal redemption, in Jesus's name.
1 rT^HE earth is the Lord's, And all it contains ;
A The truth of his words For ever remains ;
The saints have a mountain Of blessings in him ;
His grace is the fountain, His peace is the stream.
2 To him our request We now have made known,
Who sees what is best For each of his own :
Our heathenish care, We cast it aside ;
He heareth the prayer, And he will provide.