Wesley Corpus

The Pleasure of Public Worship. 1 T TOW pleasant, how divinely fair, -*- A O Lord of Hosts, thy dwellings are ! With strong desire rny spirit faints To meet the' assemblies of thy saints. 2 Blest are the saints that sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 3 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; Here they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Sion's gate ; God is their strength, and through the road They lean upon their helper God. 5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. HYMN 739. l. m. Family Religion. 1 T^ATHER of all, thy care we bless, *- Which crowns our families with peace : From thee they spring ; and by thy hand They are, and shall be still, sustain'd 2 To God, most worthy to be praised, Be our domestic altars raised ; Who, Lord of heaven, yet deigns to come And sanctify our humblest home Mis eel la n eo us Hy m ns. 3 To thee may each united house Morning and night present its vows : Our servants there, and rising race, Be taught thy precepts, and thy grace. 4 So may each future age proclaim The honours of thy glorious name ; And each succeeding race remove To join the family above. At the Baptism of a Child. 1 /~^ OD of eternal truth and love, ^J Vouchsafe the promised aid we claim, Thine own great ordinance approve, The child baptized into thy name Partaker of thy nature make, And give him all thine image back. 2 Father, if such thy sovereign will, Tf Jesus did the rite enjoin, Annex thy hallowing Spirit's seal, And let the grace attend the sign ; The seed of endless life impart, Take for thine own this infant's heart. 3 Answer on him thy wisdom's end, hi present and eternal good ; Whate'er thou didst for man intend, Whate'er thou hast on man bestow'd Now to this favour'd child be given, Pardon, and holiness, and heaven.