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 >
NAOMI was a melody that Lowell Mason (PHH 96) brought to the United States from Europe and arranged as a hymn tune; the arrangement was first published in the periodical Occasional Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1836). Some scholars have attributed the original melody to Johann G. Nageli (PHH 315), but there…
Display Title: What Shall I Render to My GodFirst Line: What shall I render to my GodTune Title: NAOMIAuthor: Samuel S Wesley, 1810-1876Meter: C MDate: 1999Subject: Consecration |
Display Title: What Shall I Render to My God? (Wesley)First Line: What shall I render to my GodTune Title: GERONTIUSAuthor: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788Meter: CMSource: Cento from manuscript
Display Title: What shall I render to my GodFirst Line: What shall I render to my GodAuthor: Charles Wesley (1707-88)Date: 1986Subject: God the Father | Person and praise
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