Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Come let us use the grace divine

540 St. Martin's C. M.

1 Come let us use the grace divine,
   And all with one accord,
   In a perpetual cov'nant join
   Ourselves to Christ the Lord:

2 Give up ourselves through Jesu's pow'r,
   His name to glorify;
   And promise in this sacred hour,
   For God to live and die.

3 The cov'nant we this moment make
   Be ever kept in mind;
   We will no more our God forsake,
   Or cast these words behind.

4 We never will throw off his fear,
   Who hears our solemn vow;
   And if thou art well pleas'd to hear,
   Come down and meet us now.
                         Charles Wesley
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition

<idle musing>
Hymnary.org adds some verses:

5 Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
   Let all our hearts receive!
   Present with the celestial host,
   The peaceful answer give!

6 To each the cov'nant blood apply,
   Which takes our sins away;
   And register our names on high,
   And keep us to that day.

</idle musing>

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