Wesley Corpus

Bestow thy promised rest ; With purest love thy servant fill, And number with the blest. HYMN 711. l. m. For New Years Day. 1 INTERNAL source of every joy, -*-- ' Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear, Whose goodness crowns the circling year. 644 Time, Death, and 2 The flowery spring*, at thy command, Embalms the air, and paints the land ; The summer-rays with vigour shine, To raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 3 Thy hand in autumn richly pours Through all our coasts redundant stores ; And winters, soften 'd by thy care, No more a face of horror wear. 4 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise : Still be the cheerful homage paid With opening light, and evening shade. 5 Here in thy house shall incense rise, As circling Sabbaths bless our eyes ; Still will we make thy mercies known Around thy board, and round our own. 6 O may our more harmonious tongue In worlds unknown pursue the song ; And in those brighter courts adore, Where days and years revolve no more. HYMN 712. c. m. The same. 1 O ING to the Great Jehovah's praise ! ^ All praise to him belongs : Who kindly lengthens out our days, Demands our choicest songs. 2 His providence hath brought us through Another various year : We all with vows and anthems new, Before our God appear. 3 Father, thy mercies past we own, Thy still continued care ; the future State. 645 To Thee presenting, through thy Son, Whate'er we have or are. 4 Our lips and lives shall gladly show The wonders of thy love, While on in Jesu's steps we go To see thy face ahove. 5 Our residue of days or hours Thine, wholly thine, shall be , And all our consecrated powers A sacrifice to thee : 6 Till Jesus in the clouds appear To saints on earth forgiven, And bring the grand sabbatic year, The Jubilee of heaven. The same 1 ^I^TTSDOM ascribe, and might, and praise, ' » To God, who lengthens out our days ; Who spares us yet another year, And makes us see his goodness here : O may we all the time redeem, And henceforth live and die to Him !