For Fervent Zeal

Jesus, I fain would find

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 56 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Jesus, I fain would find
Thy zeal for God in me,
Thy yearning pity for mankind,
Thy burning charity.

2 In me thy Spirit dwell,
In me thy mercies move,
So shall the fervour of my zeal
Be the pure flame of love.


Source: The Song Book of the Salvation Army #594

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: Jesus, I fain would find
Title: For Fervent Zeal
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Song Book of the Salvation Army #594

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