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Thou Fount of blessing, God of love

Thou Fount of blessing, God of love

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 10 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 >

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Text Information

First Line: Thou Fount of blessing, God of love
Author: Charles Wesley
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Thou Fount of blessing, God of love. An altered form of "Being of beings, God of love," p. 133, i.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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Instances

Instances (1 - 10 of 10)
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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #407

Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #407

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d719

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d719
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #523

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #523
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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #284

Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #284
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Hymns of Worship #422

Hymns of Worship #422
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The Psalmist #677

The Psalmist #677
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The Psalmist #677

The Psalmist #677

The Southern Psalmist #d836

The Southern Psalmist #d836

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d880

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d880

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d436

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d436
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