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::[[Dissolution (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 3 vo. 1802 | ::[[Dissolution (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 3 vo. 1802 | ||
::[[Columbia (Jeremiah Ingalls)|Jeremiah Ingalls]] 3 vo. 1805 | ::[[Columbia (Jeremiah Ingalls)|Jeremiah Ingalls]] 3 vo. 1805 | ||
*''[[And let our bodies part]]'' | |||
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::[[Baldwin (William Hauser)|William Hauser]] 4 vo. 1848 | |||
*''[[And let this feeble body fail|And let this feeble body fail]]'' | *''[[And let this feeble body fail|And let this feeble body fail]]'' | ||
:(FUH 1759, H.3, 9 st., C.M.D) | :(FUH 1759, H.3, 9 st., C.M.D) | ||
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*''[[Come on, my partners in distress]]'' | *''[[Come on, my partners in distress]]'' | ||
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::[[Consolation (Anonymous)|Anonymous]] 2-3 vo. 1813 | |||
::[[Wantage (James P. Carrell)|James P. Carrell]] 4 vo. 1821 | ::[[Wantage (James P. Carrell)|James P. Carrell]] 4 vo. 1821 | ||
*''[[Come, O thou traveler unknown]]'' | *''[[Come, O thou traveler unknown]]'' | ||
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*''[[How happy are they Who the Savior obey]]'' | *''[[How happy are they Who the Savior obey]]'' | ||
:(HSP 1749, Vol.1, H.65, 16 st., 669.669) | :(HSP 1749, Vol.1, H.65, 16 st., 669.669) | ||
::[[Happiness (Anonymous)|Anonymous]] 2-4 vo. 1813 | |||
::[[True Happiness (William Walker)|William Walker]] 4 vo. 1835 | ::[[True Happiness (William Walker)|William Walker]] 4 vo. 1835 | ||
*''[[How happy every child of grace|How happy every child of grace]]'' | *''[[How happy every child of grace|How happy every child of grace]]'' | ||
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*''[[How happy is the pilgrim's lot]]'' | *''[[How happy is the pilgrim's lot]]'' | ||
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*''[[In age and feebleness extreme]]'' | |||
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::[[Decay (Hezekiah Moors)|Hezekiah Moors]] 4 vo. 1809 | |||
*''Jesus, lover of my soul'' | *''Jesus, lover of my soul'' | ||
:(HSP 1740, Pt.1, H.36, 5 st., 77.77.D) | :(HSP 1740, Pt.1, H.36, 5 st., 77.77.D) | ||
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::[[St. Johns (James P. Carrell)|James P. Carrell]] 1821 | ::[[St. Johns (James P. Carrell)|James P. Carrell]] 1821 | ||
*''O how happy are they Who their Savior obey'' | |||
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*''[[O Jesus my hope]]'' | *''[[O Jesus my hope]]'' | ||
:(HSP 1749, Vol.1, H.38, 6 st., 5512.5512) | :(HSP 1749, Vol.1, H.38, 6 st., 5512.5512) | ||
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*''[[Ye simple souls, that stray]] | *''[[Ye simple souls, that stray]] | ||
:(REH 1747, H.16, 7 st., 66.66.86.86) | :(REH 1747, H.16, 7 st., 66.66.86.86) | ||
::[[Friendship (Anonymous)|Anonymous]] 3 vo. 1812 | |||
::[[Spartanburg (William Walker)|William Walker]] 1835 | ::[[Spartanburg (William Walker)|William Walker]] 1835 | ||
*''Ye that do your Master's will'' | *''Ye that do your Master's will'' |
Revision as of 23:59, 16 February 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
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)
- 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)
- 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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