1 He wills that I should holy be,
that holiness I long to feel;
that full divine conformity
to all my Savior's righteous will.
2 See, Lord, the travail of Thy soul
accomplished in the change of mine;
and plunge me, ev'ry whit made whole,
in all the depths of love divine.
3 On Thee, O God, my soul is stayed,
and waits to prove Thine utmost will;
the promise by Thy mercy made,
Thou canst, Thou wilt, in me fulfill.
4 No more I stagger at Thy pow'r,
or doubt Thy truth, which cannot move;
hasten the long expected hour,
and bless me with Thy perfect love.
Source: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #317
First Line: | He wills that I should holy be |
Title: | This Is the Will of God |
Author: | Charles Wesley |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
He wills that I should holy be. C. Wesley. [Holiness.] A cento from his Short Hymns, &c, 1762, thus:—
Stanzas i., ii. Short Hymns. Vol. ii., No. 631. Thes. iv. 3.
Stanzas iii., iv. Short Hymns. Vol. i., No. 325. Deut. xxx. 6.
Stanzas v., vi. Short Hymns. Vol. i., No. 833. Psalms cxliii. 10.
Stanzas vii., viii. Short Hymns. Vol. ii., No. 171. St. Matt. xiv. 36.
In this form it was given in the Wesleyan Hymn Book, 1780, No. 396, is continued in the revised edition, 1875, and is found in many collections in Great Britain and America.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)