6 Be Thou my joy, be Thou my dread;
In battle cover Thou my head;
Nor earth, nor hell I then shall fear;
I then shall turn my steady face,—
Want, pain defy, enjoy disgrace,-
Glory in dissolution near.
7 My will be swallowed up in Thee ;
Light in Thy light still may I see,
Beholding Thee with open face;
Called the full power of faith to prove,
Let all my hallowed heart be love,
And all my spotless life be praise.
8 Come, Holy Ghost, all quickening Fire!
My consecrated heart inspire,
Sprinkled with the atoning blood;
Still to my soul Thyself reveal;
Thy mighty working may I feel,
And know that I am one with God.
ESUS, Thou art our King!
me Thy succour bring;
Christ, the Mighty One, art Thou;
Help for all on Thee is laid;
This the word; I claim it now;
Send me now the promised aid.
High on Thy Father's throne,
O look with pity down!
Help, O help! attend my call,
Captive lead captivity:
King of Glory, Lord of all,
Christ, be Lord, be King to me !
I pant to feel Thy sway,
And only Thee to' obey;
Thee my spirit gasps to meet ;
This my one, my ceaseless prayer,
Make, O make my heart Thy scat,
O set up Thy kingdom there!
Triumph and reign in me,
And spread Thy victory;
Hell, and death, and sin control,
Pride, and wrath, and every foe,
All subdue; through all my soul
Conquering, and to conquer, go.
L.M. 6 lines, triplets. J. WESLEY. 1739.
From the German of JOHN ANASTASIUS FREYLINGHAUSEN-1670-1739.
JESU, source of calm repose,
Thy like nor man, nor angel knows ;
Fairest among ten thousand fair!
E'en those whom death's sad fetters bound,
Whom thickest darkness compass'd round,
Find light and life, if Thou appear.
2 Effulgence of the Light Divine,
Ere rolling planets knew to shine,
Ere time its ceaseless course began;
Thou, when the' appointed hour was come,
Didst not abhor the virgin's womb,
But, God with God, wast man with man.
3 The world, sin, death, oppose in vain ;
Thou, by Thy dying, death hast slain,
My great Deliverer, and my God!
In vain does the old Dragon rage,
In vain all hell its powers engage;
None can withstand Thy conquering blood.
4 Lord over all, sent to fulfil
Thy gracious Father's sovereign will,
To Thy dread sceptre will I bow:
With duteous reverence at Thy feet,
Like humble Mary, lo! I sit;
Speak, Lord! Thy servant heareth now.
5 Renew Thine image, Lord, in me;
Lowly and gentle may I be;
No charms but these to Thee are dear:
anger may'st Thou ever find,
No pride, in my unruffled mind,
But faith, and heaven-born peace, be there!
6 A patient, a victorious mind,
That life and all things casts behind,
Springs forth obedient to Thy call,
A heart that no desire can move,
But still to' adore, believe, and love,
Give me, my Lord, my Life, my All!
AVER fainting with desire,
For Thee, O Christ, I call;
Thee I restlessly require;
I want my God, my All!
Jesus, dear redeeming Lord,
I wait Thy coming from above:
Help me, Saviour, speak the word,
And perfect me in love.
Wilt Thou suffer me to go
Lamenting all my days?
Shall I never, never know
Thy sanctifying grace?
Wilt Thou not the light afford,
The darkness from my soul remove;
Help me, Saviour, speak the word,
And perfect me in love.
Lord, if I on Thee believe,
The second gift impart;
With the' indwelling Spirit give
A new, a contrite heart:
If with love Thy heart is stored,
If now o'er me Thy bowels move,
Help me, Saviour, speak the word,
And perfect me in love.
Let me gain my calling's hope;
O make the sinner clean!
Dry corruption's fountain up,
Čut off the' entail of sin:
Take me into Thee, my Lord,
And I shall then no longer rove,
Help me, Saviour, speak the word,
And perfect me in love.
Thou, my Life, my Treasure be,
My Portion here below;
Nothing would I seek but Thee,
Thee only would I know,
My exceeding great Reward,
My Heaven on earth, my Heaven above!
Help me, Saviour, speak the word,
And perfect me in love.
Grant me now the bliss to feel
Of those that are in Thee;
Son of God, Thyself reveal,
Engrave Thy name on me ;
As in heaven be here adored,
And let me now the promise prove;
Help me, Saviour, speak the word,
And perfect me in love.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in CHRIST JESUS.-Phil, ii, 5.
ESU, shall I never be,
Firmly grounded upon Thee?
Never by Thy work abide,
Never in Thy wounds reside?
2 O how wavering is my mind,
Tossed about with every wind!
O how quickly doth my heart
From the living God depart!
3 Jesu, let my nature feel,
Thou art God unchangeable :
JAH, JEHOVAH, great I AM,
Speak into my soul Thy Name.
4 Grant that every moment I
May believe, and feel Thee nigh;
Steadfastly behold Thy face,
'Stablished with abiding grace.
5 Plant, and root, and fix in me
All the mind that was in Thee;
Settled peace I then shall find;
Jesu's is a quiet mind.
6 Anger I no more shall feel,
Always even, always still,
Meekly on my God reclined;
Jesu's is a gentle mind.
7 I shall suffer and fulfil
All my Father's gracious will
Be in all alike resigned;
Jesu's is a patient mind.
8 When 'tis deeply rooted here,
Perfect love shall cast out fear;
Fear doth servile spirits bind ;
Jesu's is a noble mind.
9 When I feel it fixed within,
I shall have no power to sin;
How shall sin an entrance find?
Jesu's is a spotless mind.
10 I shall nothing know beside
Jesus, and Him crucified;
Perfectly to Him be joined ;
Jesu's is a loving mind.
11 I shall triumph evermore,
Gratefully my God adore,-
God so good, so true, so kind:
Jesu's is a thankful mind.
12 Lowly, loving, meek, and pure,
I shall to the end endure;
Be no more to sin inclined;
Jesu's is a constant mind.
13 I shall fully be restored
To the image of my Lord;
Witnessing to all mankind,
Jesu's is a perfect mind.
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