 | The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley |  |
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[May we not 'scape the killing pain]
May we not 'scape the killing pain,
And perfected this moment be?
This moment, Lord, if Thou ordain,
We can the final victory
O'er hell, the world, and death, and sin,
With everlasting glory win.
And perfected this moment be?
This moment, Lord, if Thou ordain,
We can the final victory
O'er hell, the world, and death, and sin,
With everlasting glory win.
But if Thou bidd'st us mortify
Our lusts and passions here below,
Take up our cross, and daily die,
And in Thy gracious knowledge grow,
Who shall Thine oracles gainsay,
Or dare prescribe a shorter way?
Our lusts and passions here below,
Take up our cross, and daily die,
And in Thy gracious knowledge grow,
Who shall Thine oracles gainsay,
Or dare prescribe a shorter way?
We, Jesus, will on Thee attend,
To Thee the times and seasons leave,
Labouring, and suffering to the end,
Till Thou the long-sought blessing give,
And seal us, perfectly restored,
True followers of our silent Lord.
To Thee the times and seasons leave,
Labouring, and suffering to the end,
Till Thou the long-sought blessing give,
And seal us, perfectly restored,
True followers of our silent Lord.
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