The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley | ||
HYMN XLVII. AT THE HOUR OF RETIREMENT.
Father, behold with gracious eyes
The souls before Thy throne,
Who now present their sacrifice,
And seek Thee in Thy Son.
The souls before Thy throne,
Who now present their sacrifice,
And seek Thee in Thy Son.
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Well-pleased in Him Thyself declare,
Thy pardoning love reveal,
The peaceful answer of our prayer
To every conscience seal.
Thy pardoning love reveal,
The peaceful answer of our prayer
To every conscience seal.
Meanest of all Thy servants, I
Those happier spirits meet,
And mix with theirs my feeble cry,
And worship at Thy feet.
Those happier spirits meet,
And mix with theirs my feeble cry,
And worship at Thy feet.
On me, on all some gift bestow,
Some blessing now impart,
The seed of life eternal sow
In every mournful heart.
Some blessing now impart,
The seed of life eternal sow
In every mournful heart.
The loving powerful Spirit shed,
And speak our sins forgiven,
Or haste throughout the lump to spread
The sanctifying leaven.
And speak our sins forgiven,
Or haste throughout the lump to spread
The sanctifying leaven.
Refresh us with a ceaseless shower
Of graces from above,
Till all receive the perfect power
Of everlasting love.
Of graces from above,
Till all receive the perfect power
Of everlasting love.
The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley | ||