Wesley Corpus

5 Weep o'er your desire and hope, With tears of humblest love : Sing, for Jesus is gone up, And reigns enthroned above : Lives our Head, to die no more; Power is all to Jesus given, -- Worshipp'd, as he was before, The' Immortal King of Heaven 6 Lord, we bless thee for thy grace And truth, which never fail : Hastening to behold thy face, Without a dimming veil, We shall see our heavenly King, All thy glorious love proclaim ; Help the angel -choirs to sing The dear triumphant Lamb- Additional Hymns. 515 HYMN 553. l. m. On the Resurrection of Christ. 1 T TE dies ! the Friend of sinners dies ! JL A Lo ! Salem's daughters weep around ! A solemn darkness veils the skies ; A sudden trembling shakes the ground : Come, saints, and drop a tear or two On the dear bosom of vour God : He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood. 2 Here 's love and grief beyond degree ; The Lord of glory dies for man ! But, lo! what sudden joys I see! Jesus, the dead, revives again ! The rising God forsakes the tomb ; The tomb in vain forbids his rise ! Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies ! 3 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell How high your great Deliverer reigns ; Sing how he spoil'd the hosts of hell, And led the monster death in chains. Say, " Live for ever, wondrous King! Born to redeem, and strong to save ! " Then ask the monster, " Where 's thy sting ?" And, "Where 's thy victory, boasting grave ?" HYMN 554. l. m. On the Ascension of Christ. 1 /^VUR Lord is risen from the dead ; ^^ Our Jesus is gone up on high ! The powers of hell are captive led, Dragg'd to the portals of the sky ; There his triumphant chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ; Ye everlasting doors, give way ! OlO Additional Hymns. 2 Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the' ethereal scene ; He claims these mansions as his right ;