A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #560
Display Title: Communion Hymn First Line: Jesus, we thy promise claim Meter: 7s. M. Date: 1866
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #560
1 Jesus, we thy promise claim;
We are gathered in thy name:
In the midst do thou appear;
Manifest thy presence here.
2 Sanctify us, Lord, and bless;
Breathe thy Spirit, give thy peace;
Come and dwell within each heart,
Light, and life, and joy impart.
3 Make us all in thee complete;
Make us all for glory meet;
Meet to stand before thy sight,
Partners with the saints in light.
Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #483
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 deepene… Go to person page >| First Line: | Jesus, we Thy promise claim |
| Title: | The Promised Presence |
| Author: | Charles Wesley |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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