Author of every work divine

Author of every work divine

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 Author of every work divine,
Who dost thro' both creations shine,
The God of nature and of grace,
Thy glorious steps in all we see,
And wisdom attribute to thee,
And power, and majesty, and praise.

2 That all-informing breath thou art,
Who dost continued life impart,
And bidst the world persist to be;
Garnish'd by thee yon azure sky;
And all those beauteous orbs on high
Depend in golden chains from thee.

3 Thou dost create the earth anew,
Its Maker and Preserver too,
By thine almighty arm sustain;
Nature perceives thy secret force,
And still holds on her even course,
And owns thy providential reign.

4 Thou art the Universal Soul,
The plastick power that fills the whole,
And governs earth, air, sea, and sky;
The creatures all thy breath receive,
And who by thy inspiring live,
Without thy inspiration die.

5 Spirit immense, eternal Mind!
Thou on the souls of all mankind
Dost with benignest influence move;
Pleas'd to restore a sinful race,
And new create a world of grace
In all the image of thy love.


Source: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #CLIV

Author: Charles Wesley

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 >

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First Line: Author of every work divine
Author: Charles Wesley
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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