Charles Wesley

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 6000 hymns in his lifetime. He was the father of Charles Wesley, Jr.. Like most hymnists, his works were frequently altered. 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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• 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)

Settings of his literary work

Abbreviations for Publications FAH – Family Hymns FEH – Festival Hymns FUH – Funeral Hymns HC – Hymns for Children HLS – Hymns on the Lord's Supper HSP – Hymns and Sacred Poems HTTP – Hymns for Times of Trouble and Pestilence IH – Intercession Hymns

NH – Nativity Hymns NYH – New Year's Hymns PS – Psalms REH – Resurrection Hymns SCH1 – Scripture Hymns, Vol. 1 SCH2 – Scripture Hymns, Vol. 2 WA – Whole Armour WHH – Whitsunday Hymns

Other Abbreviations H – Hymn Pt. – Part st. – stanza(s) Standard Abbreviations for Meters

A charge to keep I have (SCH1 1762, H.188, 2 st., S.M.D) Samuel Sebastian Wesley William Henry Monk A thousand oracles divine Ah lovely appearance of death! (FUH 1746, H.5, 6 st., L.M.D) Benjamin Milgrove 1768 Ah! whither should I go? All glory to God All glory to God in the sky All honor and praise (FUH 1746, H.6, st.2 of 5, 55.55.65.65) Timothy Swan 1801 All praise to him who dwells in bliss All praise to our redeeming Lord All wise, all good, almighty Lord All ye that pass by (FEH 1746, H.4, 7 st., 55.11.55.11) Benjamin Milgrove 1781 All ye that seek the Lord who died All-conquering Lord, whom sinners (HTTP 1744, H.3, 4 st., 10.10.11.11) Thomas Clark 1809 Ambassadors of God And am I only born to die (HC 1763, H.59, 6 st., S.M.D) Daniel Read 1785 John Fawcett 1814 And are we yet alive? And can I yet delay? And can it be that I should gain? And let our bodies part And let this feeble body fail (FUH 1759, H.3, 9 st., C.M.D) Samuel Holyoke 1791 John Stainer And must I be to judgment brought Angels your march oppose Arise, my soul, arise Arm of the Lord, awake, awake! Author of faith, eternal word Author of life divine (HLS 1745, H.40, 2 st., 66.66.88) Chris Dell 1984 Samuel Sebastian Wesley 1984 Awake, Jerusalem, awake! Away with our fears! Away with our sorrow and fear Be merciful, O God, to me Because thou hast said Behold the servant of the Lord Being of beings Blest be our everlasting Lord Blest be the dear uniting love Blow ye the trumpet, blow (NYH 1749, H.3, 6 st., 66.66.88) Oliver Brownson 1779 Thomas Clark By faith we find the place above By me, O my saviour stand (HSP 1742, Pt.1, H.45, st.3 of 6, 76.76.78.76) Benjamin Milgrove 1781 Captain of Israel’s host Celebrate Immanuel's name (SCH2 1762, Pt.2, H.6, 1 st., 77.77.D) Joel Thorne 1833 Center of our hopes thou art (HSP 1749, H.206, st.2 of 4, 77.77.77) G Knowles 1808 Christ from whom all blessings flow Christ the Lord is risen today (HSP 1739, Pt.2, H.31, 11 st., 77.77) J. Ashley Hall 2009 Christ, whose glory fills the (HSP 1740, Pt.1, H.6, 3 st., 77.77.77) Douglas Walczak Samuel Sebastian Wesley William Henry Havergal Clap your hands, ye people all Come away to the skies Come on, my partners in distress Come, Desire of Nations, come (HSP 1739, Pt.2, H.29, st.7 of 10, 77.77) Simon Biazeck 2011 Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire Come, O thou all victorious Lord Come, O thou traveller unknown (HSP 1742, Pt.2, H.4, 14 st., 88.88.88) Samuel Sebastian Wesley Come, and let us sweetly join Come, divine interpreter Come, let us anew our journey (HSP 1749, H.100, 8 st., 555.11) Thomas Clark Anonymous Come, let us join our friends above Come, let us join with one accord Come, let us rise with Christ Come, let us use the grace divine Come, let us who in Christ believe Come, sinners, to the gospel feast Come, thou almighty King Come, thou conqueror of the nations Come, thou everlasting Spirit Come, thou long-expected Jesus (NH 1745, H.10, 2 st., 87.87.D) Traditional William Henry Havergal and Charles H. Giffen William Walker Anonymous Come, ye weary sinners, come Come, thou Savior, long-expected Depth of mercy Earth with all her fullness owns, the

Eternal Son, eternal love Eternal beam of light divine Eternal sun of righteousness Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord Father of all, whose powerful voice Father of everlasting grace Father of me, and all mankind Father, God, we glorify Father, I stretch my hands to thee Father, Son and Holy Ghost Father, in whom we live Father, our hearts we lift Father, supply my every need Father, to thee my soul I lift (HSP 1749, H.168, 3 st., C.M.D) Joel Thorne 1833 Father, whose everlasting love For ever here my rest shall be (HSP 1740, Pt.2, H.4, st.3 of 6, C.M.) Thomas Clark Forth in thy name, o Lord Gentle Jesus, meek and mild Give me a new, a perfect heart Give me the enlarged desire Give me the faith which can remove Glorious God, accept a heart Glory be to God on high Glory to God, whose sovereign grace God is gone up on high God of all power and truth and grace God of my salvation, hear (HSP 1742, Pt.2, H.23, 8 st., 76.76.78.76) Oliver Brownson 1782 God only wise, and great, and strong Good thou art, and good thou dost Great God! To me the sight afford Great archangel’s trump, the Hail the day that sees him rise (HSP 1739, Pt.2, H.32, 10 st., 77.77) Amos Bull 1779 Daniel Read 1785 Amos Bull 1795 Jacob French 1802 Mark Liversidge 2014 William Henry Monk 2014 Hail, co-essential three Happy Magdalene, to whom Happy soul, that, free from harms Happy the man that finds the grace Happy the souls to Jesus joined (HLS 1745, H.96, 4 st., C.M.) Thomas Jarman 1840 Happy the souls to Jesus joined Hark! A voice divides the sky Hark! The herald angels sing Oliver Holden 1793 Felix Mendelssohn 1840 H. E. Wooldridge 1875 Hark, how the watchmen cry He comes, he comes, the judge (IH 1758, H.37, 4 st., L.M.) Benjamin Milgrove 1768 Head of thy church triumphant Head of thy church, whose Spirit fills Hearken to the solemn voice (HSP 1742, Pt.2, H.17, 6 st., 76.76) Thomas Clark 1811 Hearts of stone, relent, relent (HLS 1745, H.23, 3 st., 77.77.77) Benjamin Milgrove 1771 Samuel Babcock 1795 Stephen Jenks 1803 Heavenly Father, sovereign Lord Ho, everyone that thirsts (HSP 1740, Pt.1, H.1, 31 st., L.M.) Benjamin Milgrove 1768 Zechariah Whelpdale 1832 Holy Jesus, Savior mild Holy Lamb, who thee confess Holy as thou, O Lord, is none Holy, and true, and righteous Lord Holy, holy, Lord Hosanna in the highest Hosanna to Jesus on high (FUH 1746, H.4, 6 st., L.M.D) Timothy Swan 1801 How can we sinners know How glorious is the life above How happy are the little flock How happy are they How happy are thy servants, Lord How happy every child of grace (FUH 1759, H.2, 8 st., C.M.D) James P. Carrell 1821 How lovely are thy tents, O Lord! I call the world’s Redeemer mine I know that my Redeemer lives I the good fight have fought I want a principle within If death my friend and me divide In age and feebleness extreme Infinite God, to thee we raise Jehovah, God the Father, bless Jesu, lover of my soul (HSP 1740, Pt.1, H.36, 5 st., 77.77.D) John Bacchus Dykes Thomas Clark Thomas Clark Jesu, my Savior, brother, friend Jesus Christ is risen today Jesus drinks the bitter cup (HLS 1745, H.27, st.4 of 9, 76.76.D) Samuel Babcock 1779 Jesus! The name high over all Jesus, Lord, we look to thee Jesus, faithful to his word Jesus, from whom all blessings flow Jesus, let all thy lovers shine Jesus, my Savior, brother, friend Jesus, my advocate above

Jesus, my strength, my hope Jesus, the all-restoring word Jesus, the conqueror, reigns Jesus, the rising Lord of all Jesus, the sinner’s friend Jesus, the truth and power divine Jesus, thine all victorious love Jesus, thou all redeeming Lord Jesus, thou soul of all our joys Jesus, united by thy grace Jesus, we look to thee Join all ye joyful nations Join, all ye ransomed Sons of grace Lamb of God I look to thee Leader of faithful souls Let all that breathe, Jehovah praise Let angels and archangels sing Let earth and heaven combine Let him to whom we now belong Let not the wise his wisdom boast Let saints on earth in concert sing Let the world their virtue boast Let us plead for faith alone Lift your heads Light of those whose dreary (NH 1745, H.11, 3 st., 87.87.D) Oliver Holden 1803 Lo, he comes with clouds descending (IH 1758, H.39, 4 st., 87.87.47) Samuel Holyoke 1795 John Fawcett 1836 Thomas Clark Thomas Clark Lord of the church, we humbly pray Lord of the harvest, hear Lord, I believe a rest remains Lord, I believe thy work of grace Lord, in the strength of grace Lord, whom winds and waves obey Love divine, all loves excelling Love's redeeming work is done (HSP 1739, Pt.2, H.31, st.2 of 11, 77.77) James Gibb 2013 Lovers of pleasure more than God Loving Jesus, gentle lamb Meet and right it is to sing (HSP 1740, Pt.2, H.7, 7 st., 77.77) Timothy Swan 1801 Meet and right it is to sing Messiah, prince of peace My God, I am thine (HSP 1749, Pt.2, H.129, 6 st., 56.11) Joel Thorne 1833 My God, I know, I feel thee mine My heart is fixed, o God My heart is full of Christ My soul, inspired with sacred love O God of peace and pardoning (SCH2 1762, H.1161, 2 st., L.M.D) Samuel Chapple 1833 O God, most merciful and true O God, thy righteousness we own O Jesus, my hope O astonishing grace, that the reprobate O come and dwell in me O for a heart to praise my God O for a thousand tongues to sing O for that tenderness of heart O how happy are they who the savior obey O joyful sound of gospel grace O love divine, how sweet thou (FEH 1746, H.19, 7 st., 886.886) James Leach 1789 John Fawcett 1789 Samuel Sebastian Wesley 1789 O love divine, what hast thou (HSP 1742, H.16, 4 st., 88.88.88) Benjamin Milgrove 1781 O mercy divine, o couldst thou incline O that I could repent O that I could, in every place O that my load of sin were gone! O the depth of love divine O thou eternal victim slain (HLS 1745, H.5, 3 st., 88.88.88) Thomas Jarman 1840 O thou who at thy creature’s bar O thou who camest from above (SCH1 1762, H.183, 2 st., L.M.D) Samuel Sebastian Wesley O thou whose offering on the tree O thou, before the world began O thou, our Savior, brother, friend O thou, whom all thy saints adore O what shall I do, my Savior to praise Object of all our knowledge here Omnipotent Lord, my Savior and King Our Lord is risen from the dead (PS 1743, H.24, st.8 of 13, L.M.) Joseph Barnby Samuel Arnold Our earth we now lament to see Peace, doubting heart! Praise the Lord, who reigns (PS 1743, H.150, 4 st., 76.76.D) Benjamin Milgrove 1771 Prisoners of hope, arise Pure baptismal fire divine (Not C. Wesley lyrics?) Jeremy Rawson 1988 Rejoice, the Lord is king (REH 1746, H.8, 6 st., 66.66.88) William Billings 1778 John Fawcett 1818 Righteous God! Whose vengeful phials Savior, and can it be Savior, prince of Israel’s race Savior, whom our hearts adore See how great a flame aspires

See, Jesus, thy disciples see See, sinners, in the gospel glass Servant of all, to toil for man Servants of Christ, his truth who know Shepherd divine, our wants relieve Sing to the great Jehovah's (NYH 1749, H.7, 3 st., C.M.D) Thomas Jarman 1840 Sing we to our God above (HSP 1740, Pt.2, H.9, 1 st., 77.77) William Henry Monk Sing, ye ransomed nations, sing Sinners, believe the gospel word Sinners, dismiss your fear Sinners, obey the gospel word Sinners, rejoice: your peace is made Sinners, turn: why will you die? Soldiers of Christ, arise (WA 1742, H.1, 16 st., S.M.D) Aaron Williams 1763 Daniel Read 1804 William Henry Monk Son of the carpenter, receive Sons of men, behold from far (HSP 1739, Pt.2, H.30, 6 st., 77.77) John Massey 1810 Spirit of faith, come down Stand the omnipotent decree Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay Summoned my labour to renew (HSP 1739, Pt.2, H.26, 4 st., C.M.) Joel Thorne 1833 Surrounded by a host of foes Talk with me, Lord, thyself (HSP 1740, Pt.2, H.28, st.2 of 6, C.M.) Thomas Clark 1805 Terrible thought! Shall I alone The judge of quick and dead (WHH 1746, H.23, st.4 of 8, 66.66.86.86) Samuel Sebastian Wesley The voice of my beloved sounds (SCH1 1762, H.934, 1 st., 88.88.77) Timothy Swan 1797 This is thy will, I know Thou God of glorious majesty Thou Jesus, thou my breast inspire Thou Lord on whom I still depend (SCH2 1762, H.831, 1 st., 88.88.88) Alan Struck Thou Son of God, whose flaming eyes Thou great mysterious God unknown Thou hidden source of calm repose Thou shepherd of Israel and mine (SCH1 1762, H.931, 3 st., L.M.D) Benjamin Milgrove 1781 Thou, the great, eternal God Thy ceaseless, unexhausted love Thy faithfulness, Lord, each moment Thy power and saving truth to show Tis finished! The messiah dies To us a child of royal birth Victim divine, thy grace we claim Watched by the world’s malignant eye Weary of wandering from my God Weary souls that wander wide Weep not for a brother deceased What am I, O thou glorious God! What are these arrayed in white (HLS 1745, H.106, 4 st., 77.77) Samuel Sebastian Wesley What is our calling’s glorious hope? What shall I do, my God to love What shall I render to my God When quiet in my house I sit Where is the holy heav’n-born child? Where shall my wondering soul begin? Wherewith, O Lord, shall I draw near? Whether the word be preached or read With glorious clouds encompassed (FAH 1767, H.156, 8 st., C.M.) James Leach 1789 With solemn faith we offer (HLS 1745, H.125, st.2 of 4, 88.88.88) Samuel Sebastian Wesley 1872 Woe to the men on earth who dwell Worship, and thanks, and blessing Would Jesus have the sinner die? Ye heavenly choir Ye neighbors and friends of Jesus Ye ransomed sinners, hear Ye servants of God, your Master (HTTP 1744, Pt.3, H.1, 6 st., 10.10.10.10) William Billings 1770 William Billings 1794 Ye simple men of hearts sincere Ye that do your Master's will (SHC2 1762, H.1389, 1 st., 77.77.D) Orlando Gibbons Ye that pass by, behold the (HSP 1742, Pt.1, H.13, 13 st., L.M.) W. J. White 1820 Ye thirsty for God Ye virgin souls, arise (HSP 1749, H.101, 7 st., 66.66.88) Thomas Clark 1805 Young men and maidens, raise

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External links

• Charles Wesley’s hymns at the Cyber Hymnal.
• Charles Wesley's Published Verse website at Duke Divinity School