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 >
Display Title: Christ the HealerFirst Line: Tho' eighteen hundred years are pastTune Title: [Tho' eighteen hundred years are past]Author: Manie Payne FergusonDate: 1891
Display Title: For me the Lord was crucifiedFirst Line: Tho' nineteen hundred years are pastTune Title: [Tho' nineteen hundred years are past]Date: 1890
Display Title: Though eighteen hundred years are pastFirst Line: Though eighteen hundred years are pastTune Title: DESIREAuthor: Charles WesleyDate: 1910
Display Title: The healing power of ChristFirst Line: Though eighteen hundred years are pastTune Title: WALDOMeter: L. M.Scripture: Matthew 9:12Date: 1889Subject: The Sinner | Depravity