Wesley Corpus

A Collection of Hymns (1780)

AuthorCharles Wesley
Typehymn-collection
Year1780
Passage IDcw-hymns-1780-314
Words400
Sourcehttps://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/hymn.html
Christology Justifying Grace
All power and majesty are thine : Assert thy worship and renown ; O all-redeeming God, come down ! 4 Come, and maintain thy righteous cause, And let thy glorious toil succeed , Dispread the victory of thy cross, Ride on, and prosper in thy deed ; Through earth triumphantly ride on, And reiarn in every heart alone Oo6 Incarnation, HYMN 640. cm. Praise to Christ. 1 /^OME, let us join our cheerful songo. ^-- / With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 " Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, " To be exalted thus ! " " Worthy the Lamb ! " our hearts reply ; " For he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and power divine ; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, for ever thine ! 4 The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of Him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. The Offices of Christ. 1 TOIN all the glorious names *" Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore ; All are too mean to speak his worth, Too mean to set our Saviour forth. 2 But O, what gentle means, What condescending ways Doth our Redeemer use, To teach his heavenly grace ! My soul, with joy and wonder see What forms of love he bears for thee! 3 Array'd in mortal flesh The Cov'nant-Angel stands, Sufferings, Sfc, of Chris/. 587 And holds the promises And pardons in his hands ; Commission'd from his Father's throne, To make his grace to mortals known. 4 Great Prophet of my God, My lips shall bless thy name ; By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came ; The joyful news of sins forgiven, Of hell subdued, and peace with Heaven. 5 Be thou my Counsellor, My Pattern, and my Guide ; And through this desert land Still keep me near thy side : O let my feet ne'er run astray, Nor rove, nor seek the crooked way ! 6 I love my Shepherd's voice ; His watchful eye shall keep My wand'ring soul among The thousands of his sheep : He feeds his flock, he calls their names, His bosom bears the tender lambs. 7 Jesus, my great High -Priest,