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The Pilgrim's Song
Author: Robert Seagrave Appears in 807 hymnals First Line: Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings Topics: The Old and New Year Used With Tune: AMSTERDAM
The Pilgrim's Song
Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Appears in 123 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Praise the Lord who reigns above
and keeps His court below;
Praise the holy God of love
and all His greatness show;
Praise Him for His noble deeds;
praise Him for His matchless power;
Him from whom all good proceeds
let earth and Heaven adore.
2. Publish, spread to all around
the great Jehovah’s name,
Let the trumpet’s martial sound
the Lord of hosts proclaim:
Praise Him in the sacred dance,
harmony’s full concert raise,
Let the virgin choir advance,
and move but to His praise.
3. Celebrate th’eternal God
with harp and psaltery,
Timbrels soft and cymbals loud
in this high praise agree;
Praise with every tuneful string;
all the reach of heavenly art,
All the powers of music bring,
the music of the heart.
4. God, in whom they move and live,
let every creature sing,
Glory to their maker give,
and homage to their King.
Hallowed be Thy name beneath,
as in Heaven on earth adored;
Praise the Lord in every breath,
let all things praise the Lord. Used With Tune: AMSTERDAM Text Sources: Wesleyan Collection of Psalms and Hymns (London: 1743)
Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
LORD, Our Lord, in All the Earth
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: God in Nature Scripture: Psalm 8 Used With Tune: AMSTERDAM Text Sources: The Book of Psalms for Worship, 2009, alt.
LORD, Our Lord, in All the Earth
Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings
Author: Robert Seagrave (1693-1759) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #630 (1985) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Lyrics: 1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things toward heaven, thy native place;
Sun, and moon, and stars decay; time shall soon this earth remove;
Rise, my soul, and haste away to seats prepared above.
2 Rivers to the ocean run, nor stay in all their course;
Fire ascending seeks the sun; both speed them to their source;
So a soul that’s born of God, longs to view His glorious face,
Forward tends to His abode to rest in His embrace.
3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn; press onward to the prize;
Soon our Savior will return, triumphant in the skies;
Yet a season, and you know happy entrance will be given,
All our sorrows left below, and earth exchanged for heaven. Topics: Christan Life Pilgrimage Tune Title: AMSTERDAM (Foundery Collection)
Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings
[Praise the Lord who reigns above]
Hymnal: The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement II #8 (1993) Tune Title: AMSTERDAM
[Praise the Lord who reigns above]
LORD, Our Lord, in All the Earth
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #8B (2018) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Topics: God in Nature Scripture: Psalm 8 Languages: English Tune Title: AMSTERDAM
LORD, Our Lord, in All the Earth
Charles H. Webb
b. 1933 Person Name: Charles H. Webb Composer (descant) of "AMSTERDAM" in The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement
Charles H. Webb
Charles Wesley
1707 - 1788 Author of "Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above" in Baptist Hymnal 1991 Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepened, and he became one of the first band of "Oxford Methodists."
In 1735 he went with his brother John to Georgia, as secretary to General Oglethorpe, having before he set out received Deacon's and Priest's Orders on two successive Sundays. His stay in Georgia was very short; he returned to England in 1736, and in 1737 came under the influence of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians, especially of that remarkable man who had so large a share in moulding John Wesley's career, Peter Bonier, and also of a Mr. Bray, a brazier in Little Britain. On Whitsunday, 1737, [sic. 1738] he "found rest to his soul," and in 1738 he became curate to his friend, Mr. Stonehouse, Vicar of Islington, but the opposition of the churchwardens was so great that the Vicar consented that he "should preach in his church no more." Henceforth his work was identified with that of his brother John, and he became an indefatigable itinerant and field preacher. On April 8, 1749, he married Miss Sarah Gwynne. His marriage, unlike that of his brother John, was a most happy one; his wife was accustomed to accompany him on his evangelistic journeys, which were as frequent as ever until the year 1756," when he ceased to itinerate, and mainly devoted himself to the care of the Societies in London and Bristol. Bristol was his headquarters until 1771, when he removed with his family to London, and, besides attending to the Societies, devoted himself much, as he had done in his youth, to the spiritual care of prisoners in Newgate. He had long been troubled about the relations of Methodism to the Church of England, and strongly disapproved of his brother John's "ordinations." Wesley-like, he expressed his disapproval in the most outspoken fashion, but, as in the case of Samuel at an earlier period, the differences between the brothers never led to a breach of friendship. He died in London, March 29, 1788, and was buried in Marylebone churchyard. His brother John was deeply grieved because he would not consent to be interred in the burial-ground of the City Road Chapel, where he had prepared a grave for himself, but Charles said, "I have lived, and I die, in the Communion of the Church of England, and I will be buried in the yard of my parish church." Eight clergymen of the Church of England bore his pall. He had a large family, four of whom survived him; three sons, who all became distinguished in the musical world, and one daughter, who inherited some of her father's poetical genius. The widow and orphans were treated with the greatest kindness and generosity by John Wesley.
As a hymn-writer Charles Wesley was unique. He is said to have written no less than 6500 hymns, and though, of course, in so vast a number some are of unequal merit, it is perfectly marvellous how many there are which rise to the highest degree of excellence. His feelings on every occasion of importance, whether private or public, found their best expression in a hymn. His own conversion, his own marriage, the earthquake panic, the rumours of an invasion from France, the defeat of Prince Charles Edward at Culloden, the Gordon riots, every Festival of the Christian Church, every doctrine of the Christian Faith, striking scenes in Scripture history, striking scenes which came within his own view, the deaths of friends as they passed away, one by one, before him, all furnished occasions for the exercise of his divine gift. Nor must we forget his hymns for little children, a branch of sacred poetry in which the mantle of Dr. Watts seems to have fallen upon him. It would be simply impossible within our space to enumerate even those of the hymns which have become really classical. The saying that a really good hymn is as rare an appearance as that of a comet is falsified by the work of Charles Wesley; for hymns, which are really good in every respect, flowed from his pen in quick succession, and death alone stopped the course of the perennial stream.
It has been the common practice, however for a hundred years or more to ascribe all translations from the German to John Wesley, as he only of the two brothers knew that language; and to assign to Charles Wesley all the original hymns except such as are traceable to John Wesley through his Journals and other works.
The list of 482 original hymns by John and Charles Wesley listed in this Dictionary of Hymnology have formed an important part of Methodist hymnody and show the enormous influence of the Wesleys on the English hymnody of the nineteenth century.
-- Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Charles Wesley, the son of Samuel Wesley, was born at Epworth, Dec. 18, 1707. He was educated at Westminster School and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. In 1735, he took Orders and immediately proceeded with his brother John to Georgia, both being employed as missionaries of the S.P.G. He returned to England in 1736. For many years he engaged with his brother in preaching the Gospel. He died March 29, 1788. To Charles Wesley has been justly assigned the appellation of the "Bard of Methodism." His prominence in hymn writing may be judged from the fact that in the "Wesleyan Hymn Book," 623 of the 770 hymns were written by him; and he published more than thirty poetical works, written either by himself alone, or in conjunction with his brother. The number of his separate hymns is at least five thousand.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872.
Charles Wesley
Anonymous
Author of "Rising towards heaven" in The Gospel Psalmist In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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New Hymn and Tune Book
Publication Date: 1889 Publisher: A.M.E. Z. Book Concern Publication Place: New York
New Hymn and Tune Book
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
