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Tag Archives: Charles Wesley
Sermon for Wesley Day/Aldersgate Sunday
This is the latest version of a sermon/address that has evolved over the years. It is based on the account given by Rupert Davies in his book Methodism. It has been preached both on Wesley Day (24th May) and Aldersgate … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldersgate, Charles Wesley, John Wesley, Methodism, sermon
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Hymn of the week: Father of everlasting grace
This Thursday is Wesley Day and Sunday is Pentecost, so what more appropriate choice can there be as Hymn of the Week than one of Charles Wesley’s Pentecost hymns? Today also happens to be the anniversary of Charles’ conversion experience, … Continue reading
Hymn of the week: O for a heart to praise my God
Today’s hymn of the week is one of Charles Wesley’s earlier hymns, published in Hymns and Sacred Poems (1742). Its inspiration is Psalm 51:10: Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me. In most … Continue reading
Hymn of the week: Father of Jesus Christ – my Lord
One of Charles Wesley’s early hymns, ‘Father of Jesus Christ’ was originally published in Hymns and Sacred Poems (1742) with twenty verses. This was reduced to eleven verses in the 1780 Collection; modern hymnals have reduced it further to five … Continue reading
Hymn of the week: Earth, rejoice, our Lord is King
If it gets much later the hymn of the week will be the hymn of last week. On Sunday I chose this as the hymn after the sermon, thinking particularly of the Gospel text’s (Mark 1:21-28) description of Jesus as … Continue reading
Hymn of the week: Come let us use the grace divine
This coming Sunday will be the Covenant Service at Islington Central Methodist Church, which means we will be singing the Covenant Hymn ‘Come let us use the grace divine’. This has been part of the Covenant Service liturgy since the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Wesley, Covenant Service, Hymn of the week
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Hymn of the week: Come, let us anew
With the demise of Watchnight services in most of British Methodism this hymn and its associated ‘rollicking tune’ (Elizabeth Hart, All Loves excelling) DERBY (aka DERBE) is not as well known as it once was, when it was described having … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Wesley, Hymn of the week, John Fletcher, John Wesley, New year, Watchnight
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