Thou Hast, O God, The Work Begun

Thou hast, O God, the work begun

Author: Charles Wesley
Tune: KOMMT HER ZU MIR
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Thou hast, O God, the work begun,
Brought forth Thy Servant, and Thy Son,
The branch from Jesse’s root:
But bring Him forth again in me,
And let the Branch become a tree,
And fill the world with fruit.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #10647

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: Thou hast, O God, the work begun
Title: Thou Hast, O God, The Work Begun
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7
Source: Short Hymns, Vol. II (Bristol, England: E. Farley, 1762)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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