Wesley Corpus

A Collection of Hymns (1780)

AuthorCharles Wesley
Typehymn-collection
Year1780
Passage IDcw-hymns-1780-334
Words393
Sourcehttps://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/hymn.html
Free Will Repentance
To love my God alone : Give me, Lord, the grace to feel, The length, and breadth, and depth, and height ; Then thy glorious self reveal, And turn my faith to sight. HYMN 689. 2-6's §■ 4-7's. " To Him every knee shall how 9i 1 TESU, my God and King, •J Thy regal state I sing : Thou, and only thou, art great, High thine everlasting throne ; Thou the sovereign Potentate, Bless'd, immortal, thou alone. 2 Essay your choicest strains, The King Messiah reigns ! Tune your harps, celestial choir, Joyful all your voices raise ; Christ, than earth-born monarchs higher, Sons of men and angels praise. 3 Hail your dread Lord and ours, Dominions, thrones, and powers ! Source of power, He rules alone : Veil your eyes, and prostrate fall ; Cast your crowns before his throne, Hail the Cause, the Lord of all ! 4 Let earth's remotest bound With echoing joys resound ; Christ to praise let all conspire ; Praise doth all to Christ belong : Shout, ye first-born sons of fire ; Earth, repeat the glorious song. 5 Worthy, O Lord, art thou, That every knee shall bow, The Kingdom of Christ. b27 Every tongue to thee confess ; Universal nature join, Strong and mighty, thee to bless, Gracious, merciful, benign. 6 Wisdom is due to thee, And might, and majesty ; Thee in mercy rich we prove ; Glory, honour, praise receive ; Worthy thou of all our love, More than all we pant to give. 7 Justice and truth maintain Thine everlasting reign : One with thine almighty Sire, Partner of an equal throne, King of saints, let all conspire, Gratefully thy sway to own. Christ's Kingdom. 1 Y? ARTH, rejoice, our Lord is King ! *-^ Sons of men, his praises sing ; Sing ye in triumphant strains, Jesus our Messiah reigns ! 2 Power is all to Jesus given, Lord of hell, and earth, and heaven! Every knee to him shall bow ; Satan, hear, and tremble now! 3 Angels and archangels join, All triumphantly combine ; All in Jesu's praise agree, Carrying on his victory. 4 Though the sons of night blaspheme, More there are with us than them : God with us, we cannot fear ; Fear, ye fiends, for Christ is here ! 628 The Kingdom s