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Charles Wesley was a famous English hymn writer, composing over 6,000 hymns in his lifetime. He was the father of [[Charles Wesley, Jr.]]. Like most hymnists, his works were frequently altered; he also altered earlier hymns. In the preface to the 1779 Collection of ''Hymns for the Use of the People called Methodists'' his brother, [[John Wesley|John]], railed against the reprinting of their hymns with no credit given. In addition to hymn writing, Charles and his brother founded the [[wikipedia:Methodism|Methodist]] movement. | Charles Wesley was a famous English hymn writer, composing over 6,000 hymns in his lifetime. He was the father of [[Charles Wesley, Jr.]]. Like most hymnists, his works were frequently altered; he also altered earlier hymns. In the preface to the 1779 Collection of ''Hymns for the Use of the People called Methodists'' his brother, [[John Wesley|John]], railed against the reprinting of their hymns with no credit given. In addition to hymn writing, Charles and his brother founded the [[wikipedia:Methodism|Methodist]] movement. | ||
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::[[New-Jerusalem (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 1793 | ::[[New-Jerusalem (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 1793 | ||
::[[Wilmington (Elkanah Dare)|Elkanah Dare]] 4 vo. 1813 | |||
::[[Hark! the herald angels sing (Felix Mendelssohn)|Felix Mendelssohn]] 1840 | ::[[Hark! the herald angels sing (Felix Mendelssohn)|Felix Mendelssohn]] 1840 | ||
::[[Hark! How all the welkin rings (H. E. Wooldridge)|H. E. Wooldridge]] 1875 | ::[[Hark! How all the welkin rings (H. E. Wooldridge)|H. E. Wooldridge]] 1875 | ||
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::[[Let saints on earth in concert sing (Anonymous)|Anonymous]] 4 vo. 1621 | ::[[Let saints on earth in concert sing (Anonymous)|Anonymous]] 4 vo. 1621 | ||
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::[[Anstruther (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 1803 | ::[[Anstruther (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 1803 | ||
::[[Light of those whose dreary dwelling (Joseph Barnby)|Joseph Barnby]] 4 vo. 1897 | ::[[Light of those whose dreary dwelling (Joseph Barnby)|Joseph Barnby]] 4 vo. 1897 | ||
*''[[Listed into the cause of sin]]'' | *''[[Listed into the cause of sin]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 17:40, 8 March 2020
Life
Born: December 18, 1707, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.
Died: March 29, 1788, London, England.
Biography
Charles Wesley was a famous English hymn writer, composing over 6,000 hymns in his lifetime. He was the father of Charles Wesley, Jr.. Like most hymnists, his works were frequently altered; he also altered earlier hymns. In the preface to the 1779 Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People called Methodists his brother, John, railed against the reprinting of their hymns with no credit given. In addition to hymn writing, Charles and his brother founded the Methodist movement.
View the Wikipedia article on Charles Wesley.
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For a complete list of Charles Wesley's hymns, see Hymns of Charles Wesley
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External links
- Charles Wesley’s hymns at the Cyber Hymnal.
- Charles Wesley's Published Verse website at Duke Divinity School
- Wesley Center Online at Northwest Nazarene University
Settings of his literary work at CPDL
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list below
- Assiduity (Abijah Forbush)
- Chelsea (Abijah Forbush)
- Christ, whose glory fills the skies (T. Frederick H. Candlyn)
- Come, O thou Traveller unknown (Robert King)
- Complaint (James P. Carrell)
- Contemplation (Anonymous)
- Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go (Orlando Gibbons)
- Funeral Hymn (James P. Carrell)
- Intercession (James P. Carrell)
- Jesus, the word of mercy give (John Newton)
- Jubilee (James P. Carrell)
- Lo, he comes with clouds descending (Anonymous)
- Messiah (Samuel Wakefield)
- Middlebury (R. D. Humphreys)
- New Year (James P. Carrell)
- O that our faith (Peter Tranchell)
- Perseverance (James P. Carrell)
- Praise we now the Word of grace (Anonymous)
- Refuge (James P. Carrell)
- Rejoice evermore with angels above (Thomas Jarman)
- Repentance (James P. Carrell)
- Soldiers of Christ, arise (Adam Geibel)
- Springfield (Lemuel Babcock)
- Staunton (James P. Carrell)
- Sussex (James P. Carrell)
- Tunbridge (Anonymous)
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