Why hast Thou on me bestow'd
Thy free, preventing grace?
Why beheld me in my blood,
And call'd to seek Thy face?
Thou hast not my soul abhorr'd,
But still with me Thy Spirit strove :
Help me, Saviour, &c.
Why didst Thou my ransom pay,
The work of faith begin?
Surely Thou hast purged away
The guilt of all my sin;
All the guilt's on Thee transferr'd :
And wilt Thou not the power remove?
Help me, Saviour, &c.
Lord, if I on Thee believe,
The second gift impart ;
With the' indwelling Spirit give
A new, a loving heart :
If with love Thy heart is stored,
If now o'er me Thy bowels move,
Help me, Saviour, &c.
Let me gain my calling's hope,
O make the sinner clean;
Dry corruption's fountain up,
Cut off the' entail of sin :*
Take me into Thee, my Lord,
And I shall then no longer rove :
Help me, Saviour, &c.
That which has been entailed on me by the transgression of the first man. Some exaggerated expectations which have sought shelter under these words were expressly disowned. See Wesley's Works, vol. xi., p. 400.
Thou my life, my treasure be,
My portion here below;
Nothing would I seek but Thee,
Thee only would I know,
My exceeding great reward,
My heaven on earth, my heaven above :
Help me, Saviour, &c.
Grant me now the bliss to feel
Of those that are in Thee;
Son of God, Thyself reveal,
Engrave Thy name on me;
As in heaven be here adored,
And let me now the promise prove :
Help me, Saviour, speak the word,
And perfect me in love.
LET THIS MIND BE IN YOU, WHICH WAS ALSO IN CHRIST JESUS.
[Philippians ii. 5.]
I JESU, shall I never be
Firmly grounded upon Thee?
Never by Thy work abide,
Never in Thy wounds reside?
2 O how wavering is my mind,
Toss'd about with every wind!
O how quickly doth my heart
From the living God depart!
3 Easily I fall away,
Never am I at one stay;
Let this Mind be in you, &c.
Strong in faith I seem this hour,
Stripp'd the next of all my power.
4 Faith is lost in unbelief,
Joy is swallow'd up of grief,
Hope, my latest hope, expires,
God, my angry God, retires.
5 Vanishing out of my sight,
Jesus leaves me sunk in night;
Where shall I my Jesus find,
Helpless I, and dark, and blind?
6 Seek, O seek me, Lord, again;
Let not all Thy gifts be vain;
Comfort to my soul restore;
Come, and never leave me more.
7 Jesu, let my nature feel
Thou art God unchangeable;
JAH, JEHOVAH, great I AM,
Speak into my soul Thy name.
8 Fruit that I may bear, ordain;
That my fruit may still remain,
Make my heart, and keep it, true;
After God my soul renew.
9 Grant that every moment I
May believe, and feel Thee nigh; Steadfastly behold Thy face, 'Stablish'd with abiding grace. 10 Plant, and root, and fix in me All the mind that was in Thee; Settled peace I then shall find; Jesu's is a quiet mind.
II When it doth in me appear,
I shall nothing covet here;
I shall cast the world behind;
Jesu's is an heavenly mind.
12 Then the' accursed lust of praise
Shall in me no more have place;
Pride no more my soul shall bind;
Jesu's is an humble mind.
13 Anger I no more shall feel,
Always quiet, always still,
Meekly on my God reclined;
Jesu's is a gentle mind.
14 I shall suffer and fulfil
All my Father's gracious will,
Be in all alike resign'd;
Jesu's is a patient mind.
15 When 'tis deeply rooted here
Perfect love shall cast out fear;
Fear doth servile spirits bind:
Jesu's is a noble mind.
16 When I feel it fix'd within
I shall have no power to sin;
How should sin an entrance find?
Jesu's is a spotless mind.
17 I shall nothing know beside
Jesus and Him crucified;
I shall all to Him be join'd:
Jesu's is a loving mind.
18 I shall triumph evermore,
Gratefully my God adore,-
God so good, so true, so kind;
Jesu's is a thankful mind.
19 Lowly, loving, meek, and pure,
I shall to the end endure,
Be no more to sin inclined;
Jesu's is a constant mind.
20 I shall fully be restored
To the image of my Lord,
Witnessing to all mankind
Jesu's is a perfect mind.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness."
I FATHER of my dying Lord,
To whom I sue for peace,
Trusting in Thy faithful word,
Lo! I my sins confess.
For Thy truth and mercy's sake,
Grant the blessing which I claim;
Cast my sins behind Thy back:
I ask in Jesu's name.
2 Hast Thou not reversed my doom?
Thou hast, and I believe:
Yet I still a sinner come,
That Thou mayst still forgive;
Wretched, miserable, blind,
Poor, and naked, and unclean,
Still, that I may mercy find,
I bring Thee nought but sin.
3 I have always equal need
Of Thy forgiving love;
Still do I the promise plead,
That I Thy truth may prove.
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