When I open the John Wesley hymn book I find the same message time after time - a clear message of God's grace, poured out through Jesus. I detect a note of unworthiness yet a strong determination to get on walking with God.
Listen to the heart of John Wesley:
John Wesley
HYMN 339.
1 0 Thou, to whose all-searching sight
The darkness shineth as the light,
Search, prove my heart; it pants for thee;
O burst these bonds, and set it free!
2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross,
Nail my affections to the cross;
Hallow each thought; let all within
Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean!
3 If in this darksome wild I stray,
Be thou my Light, be thou my Way;
No foes, no violence I fear,
No fraud, while thou, my God, art near.
4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow,
When sinks my heart in waves of woe,
Jesus, thy timely aid impart,
And raise my head, and cheer my heart.
5 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see,
Dauntless, untired, I follow thee!
O let thy hand support me still,
And lead me to thy holy hill !
6 If rough and thorny be the way,
My strength proportion to my day;
Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease,
Where all is calm, and joy, and peace.
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Thank you, Don, for posting this Wesley hymn. I love his hymns. The words are deep and express my heart so often. This morning @ church we sang another Wesley hymn, "And Can It Be?" The first verse says, "And can it be that I should gain an interest in the Savior's blood? Died He for me who caused His pain? For me, who Him to death pursued?" By the last verse, I could not keep the tears from flowing. Amazing Love!
Betty
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