131    7.7.4.     C. Wesley
Christ the Head of the Church. Eph. 4. 15, 16; 5. 23

1 Head of the Church triumphant,
  We joyfully adore thee;
  Till thou appear, thy members here
  Shall thirst for greater glory.

2 We lift our hearts and voices,
  With blest anticipation;
  And cry aloud, and give to God
  The praise of our salvation.

3 While in affliction’s furnace,
  And passing through the fire,
  Thy love we praise, which tries our ways,
  And ever brings us higher.

4 We lift our hands, exulting
  In thy almighty favour;
  The love divine which made us thine
  Shall keep us thine for ever.

5 Thou dost conduct thy people
  Through torrents of temptation;
  Nor will we fear, while thou art near,
  The fire of tribulation.

6 [The world, with sin and Satan,
  In vain our march opposes,
  By thee we shall break through them all,
  And sing the song of Moses.]

7 By faith we see the glory
  To which thou shalt restore us,
  The world despise for that high prize
  Which thou hast set before us.

8 And if thou count us worthy,
  We each, as dying Stephen,
  Shall see thee stand at God’s right hand,
  To take us up to heaven.