Jesu, Thou art our King

Verse 1
Jesu, thou art our King, (Ps. 44:4)
To me thy succour bring. (Heb. 2:18)
Christ the mighty one art thou,
Help for all on thee is laid: (Ps. 89:19)
This the word; I claim it now,
Send me now the promis’d aid.

Verse 2
High on thy Father’s throne, (Rev. 3:21, Heb. 1:3)
O look with pity down! (Deut. 26:15, Ps. 102:19)
Help, O help! Attend my call, (Ps. 70:1)
Captive lead captivity, (Ps. 68:18, Eph. 4:8, Judges 5:12)
King of glory, Lord of all, (Ps. 24:7-10, Acts 10:36)
Christ, be Lord, be King to me!

Verse 3
I pant to feel thy sway (Ps. 42:1)
And only thee t’ obey. (II Cor. 10:5)
Thee my spirit gasps to meet, (Ps. 63:1, Ps. 84:2)
This my one, my ceaseless pray’r, (Ps. 27:4, I Thess. 5:17)
Make, O make my heart thy seat, (Eph. 3:17, Col. 3:15)
O set up thy kingdom there! (Luke 17:21)

Verse 4
Triumph and reign in me, (II Cor. 2:14)
And spread thy victory: (I Cor. 15:54-57)
Hell and death, and sin controul, (Rev. 1:18, Rev. 20:14, Rom. 6:14, Heb. 2:14-15)
Pride, and self,[1] and ev’ry foe,
All subdue; thro’ all my soul (Phil. 3:21, I Cor. 15:25-27)
Conqu’ring and to conquer go. (Rev. 6:2)

[1] Wesley changed “Pride, and self,” to “Pride, self-love” in 1753, to “Pride, self-will;” in 1756, and “Pride and wrath” in 1780.