Jesus to those he most approves

Verse 1
Jesus to those he most approves,
And as his choicest fav’rites loves
Doth more abundantly impart
His grief and heaviness of heart:
And all who thankfully embrace
The marks of his distinguish’d grace,
Shall nearest him above sit down,
With brighter jewels in their crown.

Verse 2
Lord, in my contrite heart reveal
What Thou wert pleas’d for me to feel:
That deep, mysterious grief unknown
Thou shalt not bear it all alone:
My sins, the cause of thy distress,
My sins I mournfully confess,
Thy cup partake, thy sorrow share,
And to my grave thy burthen bear.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘He took with him Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.’—[Matt. 26,] v. 37.” 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 S.T. Kimbrough Jr. and Oliver A. Beckerlegge, eds., The Unpublished Poetry of Charles Wesley, vol. 2 (Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1990), pages 46-47.
Publishing: Public Domain