 | I. |
| II. |
| III. |
| IV. |
| V. |
| VI. |
| VII. |
| VIII. |
| IX. |
| X. |
 | XI. |
|
|
|
| I. |
| II. |
| III. |
| IV. |
| V. |
| VI. |
| VII. |
| VIII. |
| IX. |
| X. |
| XI. |
| XII. |
| XIII. |
| XIV. |
| XV. |
| XVI. |
| XVII. |
| XVIII. |
| XIX. |
| XX. |
| XXI. |
| XXII. |
| 1524. |
| 1525. |
| 1526. |
| 1527. |
| 1528. |
| 1529. |
| 1530. |
| 1531. |
| 1532. |
| 1533. |
| 1534. |
| 1535. |
| 1536. |
| 1537. |
| 1538. |
| 1539. |
| 1540. |
| 1541. |
| 1542. |
| 1543. |
| 1544. |
| 1545. |
| 1546. |
| 1547. |
| 1548. |
| 1549. |
| 1550. |
| 1551. |
| 1552. |
| 1553. |
| 1554. |
| 1555. |
| 1556. |
| 1557. |
| XXIII. |
| XXIV. |
|
| XII. |
| XIII. |
 | The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley |  |
HYMN LXII.
[The heavenly ordinances shine]
The heavenly ordinances shine,
And speak their origin Divine:
The stars diffuse their golden blaze,
And glitter to their Maker's praise;
And speak their origin Divine:
261
And glitter to their Maker's praise;
They each, in different glory bright,
With stronger or with feebler light
Their influence on mortals shed,
And cheer us by their friendly aid.
With stronger or with feebler light
Their influence on mortals shed,
And cheer us by their friendly aid.
The gospel ordinances here
As stars in Jesu's church appear;
His power they more or less declare,
But all His heavenly impress bear.
As stars in Jesu's church appear;
His power they more or less declare,
But all His heavenly impress bear.
Around our lower orb they burn,
And cheer and bless us in their turn,
Transmit the light by Jesus given,
The faithful witnesses of heaven.
And cheer and bless us in their turn,
Transmit the light by Jesus given,
The faithful witnesses of heaven.
They steer the pilgrim's course aright,
And bounteous of their borrow'd light
Conduct throughout the desert way,
And lead us to eternal day.
And bounteous of their borrow'd light
Conduct throughout the desert way,
And lead us to eternal day.
But first of the celestial train,
Benignest to the sons of men,
The sacramental glory shines,
And answers all our God's designs.
Benignest to the sons of men,
The sacramental glory shines,
And answers all our God's designs.
The heavenly host it passes far,
Illustrious as the morning star,
The light of life Divine imparts,
While Jesus rises in our hearts.
Illustrious as the morning star,
The light of life Divine imparts,
While Jesus rises in our hearts.
With joy we feel its sacred power,
But neither stars nor means adore;
We take the blessing from above,
And praise the God of truth and love.
But neither stars nor means adore;
We take the blessing from above,
And praise the God of truth and love.
262
What He did for our use ordain
Shall still from age to age remain;
Whoe'er rejects the kind command,
The word of God shall ever stand.
Shall still from age to age remain;
Whoe'er rejects the kind command,
The word of God shall ever stand.
Go, foolish worms, His word deny;
Go, tear those planets from the sky!
But while the sun and moon endure,
The ordinance on earth is sure.
Go, tear those planets from the sky!
But while the sun and moon endure,
The ordinance on earth is sure.
| The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley | |