Charles Wesley Hymns

 

Charles Wesley Hymns

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

1. Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
   Christ, the true, the only light,
   Sun of Righteousness, arise,
   triumph o’er the shades of night;
   Dayspring from on high, be near;
   Daystar, in my heart appear.
2. Dark and cheerless is the morn
   unaccompanied by thee;
   joyless is the day’s return,
   till thy mercy’s beams I see;
   till they inward light impart,
   cheer my eyes and warm my heart.
3. Visit then this soul of mine;
   pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
   fill me, Radiancy divine,
   scatter all my unbelief;
   more and more thyself display,
   shining to the perfect day.

And Can It Be the I Should Gain

1. 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?
   Amazing love! How can it be
   that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
   Amazing love! How can it be
   that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
2. ‘Tis mystery all: th’ Immortal dies!
   Who can explore his strange design?
   In vain the firstborn seraph tries
   to sound the depths of love divine.
   ‘Tis mercy all! Let earth adore;
   let angel minds inquire no more.
   ‘Tis mercy all! Let earth adore;
   let angel minds inquire no more.
3. He left his Father’s throne above
   (so free, so infinite his grace!),
   emptied himself of all but love,
   and bled for Adam’s helpless race.
   ‘Tis mercy all, immense and free,
   for O my God, it found out me!
   ‘Tis mercy all, immense and free,
   for O my God, it found out me!
4. Long my imprisoned spirit lay,
   fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
   thine eye diffused a quickening ray;
   I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
   my chains fell off, my heart was free,
   I rose, went forth, and followed thee.
   My chains fell off, my heart was free,
   I rose, went forth, and followed thee.
5. No condemnation now I dread;
   Jesus, and all in him, is mine;
   alive in him, my living Head,
   and clothed in righteousness divine,
   bold I approach th’ eternal throne,
   and claim the crown, through Christ my own.
   Bold I approach th’ eternal throne,
   and claim the crown, through Christ my own.

Maker, in Whom We Live

1. Maker, in whom we live, in whom we are and move,
   the glory, power, and praise receive for thy creating love.
   Let all the angel throng give thanks to God on high,
   while earth repeats the joyful song and echoes to the sky.
2. Incarnate Deity, let all the ransomed race
   render in thanks their lives to thee for thy redeeming grace.
   The grace to sinners showed ye heavenly choirs proclaim,
   and cry, “Salvation to our God, salvation to the Lamb!”
3. Spirit of Holiness, let all thy saints adore
   thy sacred energy, and bless thine heart-renewing power.
   No angel tongues can tell thy love’s ecstatic height,
   the glorious joy unspeakable, the beatific sight.
4. Eternal, Triune God, let all the hosts above,
   let all on earth below record and dwell upon thy love.
   When heaven and earth are fled before thy glorious face,
   sing all the saints thy love hath made thine everlasting praise.

Ye Servants of God

1. Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim,
   and publish abroad his wonderful name;
   the name all-victorious of Jesus extol,
   his kingdom is glorious and rules over all.
2. God ruleth on high, almighty to save,
   and still he is nigh, his presence we have;
   the great congregation his triumph shall sing,
   ascribing salvation to Jesus, our King.
3. “Salvation to God, who sits on the throne!”
   Let all cry aloud and honor the Son;
   the praises of Jesus the angels proclaim,
   fall down on their faces and worship the Lamb.
4. Then let us adore and give him his right,
   all glory and power, all wisdom and might;
   all honor and blessing with angels above,
   and thanks never ceasing and infinite love.

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

1. Love divine, all loves excelling,
   joy of heaven, to earth come down;
   fix in us thy humble dwelling;
   all thy faithful mercies crown!
   Jesus thou art all compassion,
   pure, unbounded love thou art;
   visit us with thy salvation;
   enter every trembling heart.
2. Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
   into every troubled breast!
   Let us all in thee inherit;
   let us find that second rest.
   Take away our bent to sinning;
   Alpha and Omega be;
   end of faith, as its beginning,
   set our hearts at liberty.
3. Come, Almighty to deliver,
   let us all thy life receive;
   suddenly return and never,
   nevermore thy temples leave.
   Thee we would be always blessing,
   serve thee as thy hosts above,
   pray and praise thee without ceasing,
   glory in thy perfect love.
4. Finish, then, thy new creation;
   pure and spotless let us be.
   Let us see thy great salvation
   perfectly restored in thee;
   changed from glory into glory,
   till in heaven we take our place,
   till we cast our crowns before thee,
   lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Jesus, United By thy Grace

1. Jesus, united by thy grace
   and each to each endeared,
   with confidence we seek thy face
   and know our prayer is heard.
2. Help us to help each other, Lord,
   each other’s cross to bear;
   let all their friendly aid afford,
   and feel each other’s care.
3. Up unto thee, our living Head,
   let us in all things grow;
   till thou hast made us free indeed
   and spotless here below.
4. Touched by the lodestone of thy love,
   let all our hearts agree,
   and ever toward each other move,
   and ever move toward thee.
5. To thee, inseparably joined,
   let all our spirits cleave;
   O may we all the loving mind
   that was in thee receive.
6. This is the bond of perfectness,
   thy spotless charity;
   O let us, still we pray, possess
   the mind that was in thee.

Omnipotent King, Who Reignest on High

1. Omnipotent King, who reignest on high,
   Thy mercy we sing, Thy haters defy;
   We give Thee Thy glory, though Satan oppose,
   And gladly adore Thee, in sight of Thy foes.
2. And shall we not sing our master and Lord,
   Our maker and king, by angels adored?
   Our merciful Savior, who brought us to God,
   And purchased us favor by shedding His blood.
3. In tumult and noise, we sing of Thy grace,
   More mighty our joys, more hearty our praise;
   Our triumphs are higher, and warmer our zeal,
   And Thee ever nigher than Satan we feel.
4. Our Jesus is near, whenever we sing,
   Among us we hear the shout of a king;
   Our voices are stronger than theirs who blaspheme,
   And surely we longer shall triumph than them.