The tongues, the hearts, the hearts of men

Verse 1
The tongues, the hands, the hearts of men
Are subject to Divine controul,
God over all doth still restrain
Their rage against the faithful soul,
The faithful soul hath nought to fear,
Though Satan and his host are near.

Verse 2
Thoughtless of what the world intends,
A Christian speaks and labours on:
Jesus his instrument defends,
Immortal till his work is done;
Jesus the conquering faith supplies,
And then bestows the heavenly prize.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? But lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him.’—[John 7,] v. 25, 26." This hymn appears in the 1763-64 manuscript “MS John.” 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 1977/573, 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. 11 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1871), page 405.
Publishing: Public Domain