O Joyful Sound of Gospel Grace!
Charles Wesley
(1707-1788)

Bookmark and Share

O joyful sound of gospel grace!
Christ shall in me appear;
I, even I, shall see His face,
I shall be holy here.

This heart shall be His constant home;
I hear His Spirit’s cry,
“Surely,” He saith, “I quickly come,”
He saith, Who cannot lie.

The glorious crown of righteousness
To me reached out I view;
Conqueror through Him, I soon shall seize,
And wear it as my due.

The promised land, from Pisgah’s top,
I now exult to see;
My hope is full (O glorious hope!)
Of immortality.

He visits now the house of clay,
He shakes His future home;
O wouldst Thou, Lord, on this glad day,
Into Thy temple come!

With me, I know, I feel, Thou art;
But this cannot suffice,
Unless thou plantest in my heart
A constant paradise.

My earth Thou waterest from on high,
But make it all a pool;
Spring up, O well, I ever cry,
Spring up within my soul!

Come, O my God, Thyself reveal,
Fill all this mighty void;
Thou only canst my spirit fill:
Come, O my God, my God!

Fulfill, fulfill my large desires,
Large as infinity;
Give, give me all my soul requires,
All, all that is in Thee!

 

Return to Top

 

You Can Help…

by making tax-de­duct­ible gifts to this ministry using PayPal’s secure services.

Jim’s Itinerary

14-20 May: Pastors’ train­ing conference, Guate­mala.
25 Jul-3 Aug: Pastors’ train­ing conferences in Costa Rica with Lend­A­Hand Mission Teams.

New & Featured

Poetry: Enjoy a famous Charles Wesley classic: Come, Sinners to the Gospel Feast!
If 'God So Loved the World,' Why Am I Not Allowed To?
Audio: Kernels of Wheat #16: If “God So Loved the World,” Why Am I Not Allowed To?
Walking into Maturity
Audio: Walking into Ma­tu­ri­ty is the topic of Kernels of Wheat #15.
Article: Isaiah Reid traces the path of spiritual growth through Ad­vance by Self-De­ni­al.
Waiting on the Lord
Audio: Waiting on the Lord is the Church’s only path to revival. Check out Grains from Gutteridge 7.
A New Gift from Jesus
Audio: Are you walking in A New Gift from Jesus?  Kernels of Wheat pod­cast #14.
The Love Meter
Audio: How do you rate on God's Love Meter?  Hear Kernels of Wheat podcast #13.
Poetry: Frances Ridley Havergal offers up a New Year’s prayer worth praying in Another Year Is Dawning!
Are You Fulfilling Bible Prophecy?
Audio: Kernels of Wheat Pod­cast #12, Are You Fulfilling Bible Pro­phe­cy?  Well, are you?
Article: Robert Murray McCheyne promotes systematic Scripture reading in Daily Bread: Reading Through the Word of God in a Year.