Scripture Verse

Strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die. Revelation 3:2

Introduction

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John B. Dykes (1823–1876)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 2, num­ber 838.

Music: Ol­iv­et (Dykes) John B. Dykes, 1870 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

What good re­mains in me?
An im­po­tent de­sire,
A spark of faint sin­ce­ri­ty,
But rea­dy to ex­pire:
Father, Thy Spir’t be­stow,
I ask in Je­su’s name;
And thus I strength­en it, and blow
The spark in­to a flame.

Lord, to Thy cross I flee
In my ex­treme dis­tress,
And take the strength laid up on Thee
To help my fee­ble­ness:
Grace un­to them that faint
Thou pro­mis­est to give,
And sure as grace sup­plies my want,
My dy­ing soul shall live.