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Hymn VII

Charles Wesley

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

Charles Wesley: Collected Lyrics Text 12 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

1JESU, shew us thy Salvation,

(In thy Strength we strive with Thee)

By thy Mystic Incarnation,

By thy pure Nativity;

Save us Thou, our New-Creator,

Into all our Souls impart,

Thy Divine Unsinning Nature,

Form Thyself within our Heart.

Verse 2

2By thy First Blood-shedding heal us;

Cut us off from every Sin,

By thy Circumcision seal us,

Write thy Law of Love within;

By thy Spirit circumcise us,

Kindle in our Hearts a Flame;

By thy Baptism baptize us

Into all thy Glorious Name.

Verse 3

3By thy Fasting and Temptation

Mortify our vain Desires,

Take away what Sense, or Passion,

Appetite, or Flesh requires:

Arm us with thy Self-denial,

Every tempted Soul defend,

Save us in the fiery Trial,

Make us faithful to the End.

Verse 4

4By thy sorer Sufferings save us,

Save us when conform'd to Thee,

By thy Miseries relieve us,

By thy painful Agony;

When beneath thy Frown we languish,

When we feel thine Anger's Weight,

Save us by thine unknown Anguish,

Save us by thy Bloody Sweat.

Verse 5

5By that highest Point of Passion,

By thy Sufferings on the Tree,

Save us from the Indignation

Due to all Mankind, and me:

Hanging, bleeding, panting, dying,

Gasping out thy latest Breath,

By thy precious Death's Applying

Save us from Eternal Death.

Verse 6

6From the World of Care release us,

By thy decent Burial save,

Crucified with Thee, O Jesus,

Hide us in thy quiet Grave:

By thy Power divinely glorious,

By thy Resurrection's Power

Raise us up, o'er Sin victorious,

Raise us up to fall no more.

Verse 7

7By the Pomp of Thine Ascending,

Live we here to Heaven restor'd,

Live in Pleasures never ending,

Share the Portion of our Lord:

Let us have our Conversation

With the Blessed Spirits above,

Sav'd with all thy great Salvation,

Perfectly renew'd in Love.

Verse 8

8Glorious Head, triumphant Saviour,

High enthron'd above all Height,

We have now thro' Thee found Favour,

Righteous in thy Father's Sight:

Hears He not thy Prayer unceasing?

Can He turn away thy Face:

Send us down the purchas'd Blessing,

Fulness of the Gospel-Grace.

Verse 9

9By the Coming of thy Spirit,

As a mighty rushing Wind,

Save us into all thy Merit,

Into all thy Sinless Mind;

Let the perfect Gift be given,

Let thy Will in us be seen,

Done on Earth as 'tis in Heaven:

LORD, thy Spirit cries Amen!

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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 VII”

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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