Christ, the true anointed Seer

Verse 1
Christ, the true anointed Seer,
Messenger from the Most-high,
Thy Prophetic character
To my conscience signify;
Signify thy Father’s will
By that Unction from above,
Mysteries of grace reveal,
Teach my heart that God is Love.

Verse 2
Thou who didst for all atone,
Dost for all incessant pray,
Make thy Priestly office known,
Take my cancel’d sin away;
Let me innocence regain,
Righteousness from thee receive,
Thro’ thy meritorious pain,
Thro’ thy intercession live.

Verse 3
Sovereign, universal King,
Every faithful soul’s desire,
Into me thy kingdom bring,
Into me thy Spirit inspire;
From mine inbred foes release,
Here erect thy gracious throne,
King of righteousness and peace,
Reign in every heart alone.

Verse 4
O that all were taught of God,
All anointed by thy grace,
Kings, and priests, redeem’d with blood,
Born again to sound thy praise,
An elect, peculiar seed,
Offspring of the Deity,
Christians both in name and deed,
One, intirely one with Thee!

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘Who is called Christ.’—[Matt. 1,] v. 16.” This hymn appears in the 1766 manuscript “MS Matthew.” This manuscript is part of the collection of the Methodist Archive and Research Centre in The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (accession number MA 1977/577, Charles Wesley Notebooks Box 3). Accessed through the website of The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Divinity School. Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 10 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 139.
Publishing: Public Domain