Wesley Corpus

A Collection of Hymns (1780)

AuthorCharles Wesley
Typehymn-collection
Year1780
Passage IDcw-hymns-1780-259
Words386
Sourcehttps://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/hymn.html
Catholic Spirit Means of Grace
4 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be to us what Adam lost : Let us in thine image rise ; Give us back our paradise. The Communion of Saints, 1 LEATHER, Son, and Spirit, hear *- Faith's effectual fervent prayer ; Hear, and our petitions seal, Let us now the answer feel. 4oU For the Society Praying. Still our fellowship increase ; Knit us in the bond of peace ; Join our new-born spirits, join Each to each, and all to thine. 2 Build us in one body up, Call'd in one high calling's hope : One the Spirit whom we claim ; One the pure baptismal flame ; One the faith, and common Lord ; One the Father lives adored, Over, through, and in us all God incomprehensible. 3 One with God, the source of bliss, Ground of our communion this : Life of all that live below, Let thine emanations flow ; Rise eternal in our heart : Thou our long-sought Eden art ; Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be to us what Adam lost. HYMN 516. 7's. OTHER ground can no man lay ; Jesus takes our sins away ; Jesus the foundation is, This shall stand, and only this : Fitlv framed in him we are, All the building ri.^es fair ; Let it to a temple rise, Worthy him who Alls the skies. Husband of the church below, Christ, if thee our Lord we know, Unto thee, betrothed in love, Always let us faithful prove ; Never rob thee of our heart, Never give the creature part : For the Society Praying. 4ol Only thou possess the whole ; Take our body, spirit, soul. 3 Steadfast let us cleave to thee ; Love, the mystic union be ; Union to the world unknown, Join'd to God in spirit one : Wait we till the Spouse shall come, Till the Lamb shall take us home, For his heaven the Bride prepare, Solemnize our nuptials there. HYMN 517. 7's. 1 /^HRIST, our Head, gone up on high, ^-^ Be thou in thy Spirit nigh : Advocate with God, give ear To thine own effectual prayer ! 2 One the Father is with thee ; Knit us in like unity ; Make us, O uniting Son, One, -- as Thou and He are one.