Father, Son, and Spirit, hear

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Father, Son, and Spirit, hear

Author: Charles Wesley
Tune: BLUMENTHAL
Published in 13 hymnals

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 >

Text Information

First Line: Father, Son, and Spirit, hear
Author: Charles Wesley
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Father, Son, and Spirit, hear. C. Wesley. [Communion of Saints.] This poem on "The Communion of Saints," in 39 stanzas (in six parts), was published in the Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1740, p. 188 (Poetical Works, 1868-72, i. p. 356). From it the following centos have come into common use:-—
1. Father, Son, and Spirit, hear.
2. Other ground can no man lay.
3. Christ our head, gone up on high.
4. Christ from whom all blessings flow.
These were given in the Wesleyan Hymn Book, 1780, as oneRead More

Tune

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Frequency of use
BLUMENTHAL

From Blumenthal's piano piece "Les Deux Anges," Opus 8, adapted as a hymn tune by Frederic W. Root.

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Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals182018301840185018601870188018901900050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)

A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d145

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #515

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A Collection of Hymns #512

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #427

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #427

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Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #365

Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d191

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Methodist Hymn-Book #410

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d161

The Praise Hymnal #100

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The Sunday School Hymnal #100

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The Sunday School Hymnal #100

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