| I. |
| II. |
| III. |
| IV. |
| V. |
| VI. |
| VII. |
| VIII. |
| IX. |
| X. |
| I. |
| II. |
| III. |
| IV. |
| V. |
| VI. |
| VII. |
| VIII. |
| IX. |
| X. |
| XI. |
| XII. |
| XIII. |
| XIV. |
| XV. |
| XVI. |
| XVII. |
| XVIII. |
| XIX. |
| XX. |
| XXI. |
| XXII. |
| XXIII. |
| XXIV. |
| 584. |
| 585. |
| 586. |
| 587. |
| 588. |
| 589. |
| 590. |
| 591. |
| 592. |
| 593. |
| 594. |
| 595. |
| 596. |
| 597. |
| 598. |
| 699. |
| 600. |
| 601. |
| 602. |
| 603. |
| 604. |
| 605. |
| 606. |
| 607. |
| 608. |
| 609. |
| 610. |
| 611. |
| 612. |
| 613. |
| 614. |
| 615. |
| 616. |
| XXV. |
| XXVI. |
| XVII. |
| XXVIII. |
| XI. |
| XII. |
| XIII. |
| CHAPTER X. The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley | ||
265.
[O could I so perfidious be]
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he, &c.
—x. 39.
O could I so perfidious be,
Jesus, by once denying Thee,
My wretched life to save,
My life, which so preserved I find,
I soon should lose, by Thee consign'd
To that infernal grave.
Jesus, by once denying Thee,
My wretched life to save,
243
I soon should lose, by Thee consign'd
To that infernal grave.
But if I cheerfully forego
For Thy dear sake my life below,
My life conceal'd above
Shall I not find it, Lord, again,
And full felicity obtain
In Thine eternal love?
For Thy dear sake my life below,
My life conceal'd above
Shall I not find it, Lord, again,
And full felicity obtain
In Thine eternal love?
Thy faithful promise I receive,
And only for Thy glory live,
Till Thou my life require:
And if my heart Thy Spirit fill,
I gladly suffer all Thy will,
And on Thy cross expire.
And only for Thy glory live,
Till Thou my life require:
And if my heart Thy Spirit fill,
I gladly suffer all Thy will,
And on Thy cross expire.
| CHAPTER X. The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley | ||