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Revision as of 04:29, 23 January 2018
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.
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For a complete list of Charles Wesley's hymns, see Hymns of Charles Wesley
Publications
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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)
Abbreviations for Publications
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Other Abbreviations
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