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Hymn VI

Charles Wesley

“Hymn VI” as printed in Hymns for our Lord's Resurrection (1746).

Charles Wesley: Collected Lyrics Text 11 1746 · historical text
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This text comes from Hymns for our Lord's Resurrection, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

1COME then, thou Prophet of the LORD,

Thou great Interpreter Divine,

Explain thine own Transmitted Word:

To Teach, and to Inspire is Thine;

Thou only canst Thyself reveal:

Open the Book, and loose the Seal.

Verse 2

2Whate'er the antient Prophets spoke

Concerning Thee, O Christ, make known,

Sole Subject of the Sacred Book,

Thou fillest all, and Thou alone;

Yet there our LORD we cannot see,

Unless thy Spirit lends the Key.

Verse 3

3Now, Jesu, now the Veil remove,

The Folly of our darken'd Heart,

Unfold the Wonders of thy Love,

The Knowledge of Thyself impart;

Our Ear, our inmost Soul we bow;

Speak, LORD, thy Servants hearken now.

Verse 4

4Make not as Thou wouldst farther go,

Our Friend, and Counsellor, and Guide,

But stay, the Path of Life to shew,

Still with our Souls vouchsafe t' abide,

Constrain'd by thy own Mercy stay,

Nor leave us at our Close of Day.

Verse 5

5Come in, with thy Disciples sit,

Nor suffer us to ask in vain,

Nourish us, LORD, with Living Meat,

Our Souls with Heavenly Bread sustain;

Break to us now the Mystic Bread,

And bid us on thy Body feed.

Verse 6

6Honor the means ordained by Thee,

The great unbloody sacrifice,

The deep tremendous mystery;

Thyself in our enlightened eyes

Now in the broken bread made known

And show us Thou art all our own.

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Written by Charles Wesley

Words by Charles Wesley. Historical text published in Hymns for our Lord's Resurrection (1746); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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Hymns for our Lord's Resurrection (1746), “Hymn VI”

Every text in this 1746 collection is by Charles Wesley (1707-1788), who died more than 230 years ago, so the text is in the public domain worldwide; the edition carries a Wikisource PD-old determination.

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