A Morning Dedication of ourselves to CHRIST. From the German. Rev. John Wesley Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T31323 K034809.000 Wesley, John, 1703-1791. Wesley, Charles, 1707-1788. Hymns and sacred poems: Published by John Wesley, ... and Charles Wesley, ... London printed by William Strahan; and sold by James Hutton; and at Mr. Bray's 1739 pp. 179-181. x,[6],223,[1]p.; 12⁰.

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A Morning Dedication of ourselves to CHRIST . From the German . I. JESU , thy Light again I view , Again thy Mercy's Beams I see , And all within me wakes , anew To pant for thy Immensity : Again my Thoughts to Thee aspire In fervent Flames of strong Desire . II . But O ! what Offering shall I give To Thee , the Lord of Earth and Skies ? My Spirit , Soul , and Flesh receive A holy , living Sacrifice . Small as it is , 'tis all my Store : More shouldst Thou have , if I had more . III . Now then , my GOD , Thou hast my Soul ; No longer mine , but Thine I am : Guard Thou thy own ; possess it whole , Chear it by Hope , with Love inflame . Thou hast my Spirit ; There display Thy Glory , to the perfect Day . IV . Thou hast my Flesh ; thy hallow'd Shrine , Devoted solely to thy Will : Here let thy Light for ever shine , This House still let thy Presence fill : O Source of Life , live , dwell , and move In Me , till all my Life be Love . V. O never in these Veils of Shame , Sad Fruits of Sin , my Glorying be ! Cloath with Salvation thro' thy Name My Soul , and may I put on Thee ! Be living Faith my costly Dress , And my best Robe , thy Righteousness ! VI . Send down thy Likeness from above , And let This my Adorning be : Cloath me with Wisdom , Patience , Love , With Lowliness and Purity , Than Gold and Pearls more precious far , And brighter than the Morning-Star . VII . LORD , arm me with thy Spirit's Might , Since I am call'd by thy great Name : In Thee my wandring Thoughts unite , Of all my Works be Thou the Aim . Thy Love attend me all my Days , And my sole Business be thy Praise !