Wesley Corpus

Now in heaven with Christ we dwell, Now the bliss of heaven we taste, Glorious joys unspeakable, Joys which shall for evei last. Miscellaneous Hymns. o77 Jesus, substantial bread, If thou our spirits feed, Nothing can we want beside, With thy immortality, With thy fulness satisfied, All we sacrifice to thee. HYMN 753. s. m. The same. LET all who truly bear The bleeding Saviour's name, Their faithful hearts with us prepare, And eat the Paschal Lamb. This eucharistic feast Our every want supplies ; And still we by his death are bless'd, And share his sacrifice. Who thus our faith employ, His sufferings to record, Even now we mournfully enjoy Communion with our Lord. We too with him are dead, And shall with him arise ; The cross on which he bows his head, Shall lift us to the skies. The same. PROSTRATE, with eyes of faith 1 see My Saviour fasten'd to the tree, A victim on that altar laid, Himself presenting to the skies, The grand vicarious sacrifice, The Righteous in the sinner's stead. o7o Miscellaneous Hymns. 2 Well-pleasing to our God above, His sacrifice of life and love I plead before the gracious throne : Father, a prodigal receive, And bid a pardon'd rebel live, The purchase of thy bleeding Son. HYMN 755. 8'* Sr 6's. For the King. 1 ORD, thou hast bid thy people pray J-- ' For all that bear the sovereign sway, And thy vicegerents reign, -- Rulers, and governors, and powers ; And, lo, in faith we pray for ours, Nor can we pray in vain. 2 Cover his enemies with shame, Defeat their every hostile aim, Their baffled hopes destroy : But shower on him thy blessings down, Crown him with grace, with glory crown, And everlasting joy. 3 To hoary hairs be thou his God ; Late may he reach that high abode, Late to his heaven remove ; Of virtues full, and happy days. Accounted worthy by thy grace To fill a throne above. 4 Secure us, of his royal race, A man to stand before thy face, And exercise thy power : With wealth, prosperity, and peace, Our nation and our churches bless, Till time shall be no more. Miscellaneous Hymns. 679 HYMN 756. l. m. Admission into Society.