Glorious and spotless; may it be so!

225 C. M.
Glorious and spotless.

JESUS, from whom all blessings flow,
   Great Builder of Thy church below,
   If now Thy Spirit moves my breast,
   Hear, and fulfill Thine own request!

2. The few that truly call Thee Lord,
   And wait Thy sanctifying word,
   And Thee their utmost Savior own,
   Unite, and perfect them in one.

3. O let them all Thy mind express,
   Stand forth Thy chosen witnesses,
   Thy power unto salvation show,
   And perfect holiness below!

4. In them let all mankind behold
   How Christians lived in days of old,
   Mighty their envious foes to move,
   A proverb of reproach—and love.

5. Call them into thy wondrous light,
   Worthy to walk with thee in white;
   Make up they jewels, Lord, and show
   Thy glorious, spotless Church below.

6. From every sinful wrinkle free,
   Redeemed from all iniquity,
   The fellowship of saints make known;
   And, O my God, might I be one!
                  Charles Wesley
                  Methodist Episcopal hymnal (1870 edition)