Wesley Corpus

Who in infinite grace Again hath stoop' d down, And caught up a worm to inherit a crown. 2 Our friend is restored To the joy of his Lord, With triumph departs, But speaks by his death to our echoing hearts : " Follow after," he cries, As he mounts to the skies, " Follow after your friend, To the blissful enjoyments that never shall end. 3 Through Jesus's name, Our comrade o'ercame ; And Jesus is ours, And arms us with all his invincible powers He looks from the skies, He shows us the prize, And gives us a sign That we shall o'ercome by the mercy divine 4 For us is prepared The angelical guard ; The convoy attends, A minist'ring host of invisible friends : Ready wing'd for their flight To the regions of light, The horses are come, The chariots of Israel to carry us home. 004 Time, Death, and HYMN 725. p. m. The dying Christian encouraged. 1 TTAPPY soul, thy days are ended, -■■ -*- All thy mourning days below : Go, by angel guards attended, To the sight of Jesus, go ! 2 Waiting to receive thy spirit, Lo ! the Saviour stands above ; Shows the purchase of his merit, Reaches out the crown of love. 3 Struggle through thy latest passion To thy dear Redeemer's breast, To his uttermost salvation, To his everlasting rest. 4 For the joy he sets before thee, Bear a momentary pain ; Die, to live the life of glory, Suffer, with thy Lord to reign. HYMN 726. l. m. " Whom I shall see for myself, and not another.' 1 r KNOW that my Redeemer lives, -*■ He lives, and on the earth shall stand ; And though to worms my flesh he gives, My dust lies number' d in his hand. 2 In this re-animated clay I surely shall behold him near ; Shall see him in the latter day In all his majesty appear. 3 I feel what then shall raise me up, The' eternal Spirit lives in me; This is my confidence of hope, That God I face to face shall see. the fat are State. 655 4 Mine own and not another's eyes The King shall in his beauty view ; I shall from him receive the prize, The starry crown to victors due. " / long to be dissolved"