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O Jesus, At Thy Feet We Wait
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 65 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, at Thy feet we wait,
’Till Thou shalt bid us rise,
Restored to our unsinning state,
To love’s sweet paradise.
2 Savior, from sin we Thee receive,
From all indwelling sin,
Thy Word, we steadfastly believe,
Shall make us fully clean.
3 Still we continue in Thy word,
Our faith by works we show,
Expecting to be as our Lord,
And all the truth to know.
4 The truth that makes us free indeed,
The living truth divine,
The glorious fullness of our Head
Shall in His members shine.
5 Lord, we believe, and wait the hour
That brings the promised grace,
When born of God we sin no more,
But always see Thy face.
6 Since Thou wouldst have us free from sin,
And pure as those above,
Make haste to bring Thy nature in,
Perfecting us in love.
7 The counsel of Thy love fulfill,
Come quickly, gracious Lord,
Be it according to Thy will,
According to Thy word.
8 According to our faith in Thee,
Let it to us be done;
Oh! that we all Thy face might see,
And know as we are known!
9 Oh! that the perfect gift were giv’n,
The love diffused abroad,
Oh! that our hearts were all a heav’n
For ever filled with God! Used With Tune: BURLIN Text Sources: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1742, Vol. 2, Part 2., alt
O Jesus, At Thy Feet We Wait
O Jesus, At Thy Feet We Wait
Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11874 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, at Thy feet we wait,
’Till Thou shalt bid us rise,
Restored to our unsinning state,
To love’s sweet paradise.
2 Savior, from sin we Thee receive,
From all indwelling sin,
Thy Word, we steadfastly believe,
Shall make us fully clean.
3 Still we continue in Thy word,
Our faith by works we show,
Expecting to be as our Lord,
And all the truth to know.
4 The truth that makes us free indeed,
The living truth divine,
The glorious fullness of our Head
Shall in His members shine.
5 Lord, we believe, and wait the hour
That brings the promised grace,
When born of God we sin no more,
But always see Thy face.
6 Since Thou wouldst have us free from sin,
And pure as those above,
Make haste to bring Thy nature in,
Perfecting us in love.
7 The counsel of Thy love fulfill,
Come quickly, gracious Lord,
Be it according to Thy will,
According to Thy word.
8 According to our faith in Thee,
Let it to us be done;
Oh! that we all Thy face might see,
And know as we are known!
9 Oh! that the perfect gift were giv’n,
The love diffused abroad,
Oh! that our hearts were all a heav’n
For ever filled with God! Languages: English Tune Title: BURLIN
O Jesus, At Thy Feet We Wait
O Jesus, at thy feet we wait
Author: C. Wesley Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #471 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, at thy feet we wait
Till thou shalt bid us rise,
Restored to our unsinning state,
To love's sweet paradise.
2 Since thou wouldst have us free from sin,
And pure as those above,
Make haste to bring thy nature in,
And perfect us in love.
3 The counsel of thy love fulfill,
Come quickly, gracious Lord!
Be it according to thy will,
According to thy word.
4 Oh, that the perfect grace were given,
The love diffused abroad!
Oh, that our hearts were all a heaven,
For ever filled with God! Topics: The Christian System Adoption And Sanctification; The Paradise of Love
O Jesus, at thy feet we wait
O Jesus, at thy feet we wait
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: The Reformed Methodist Pocket Hymnal #I.146 (1828)
O Jesus, at thy feet we wait
Charles Wesley
1707 - 1788 Person Name: C. Wesley Author of "O Jesus! at thy feet we wait" in African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book 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 deepened, and he became one of the first band of "Oxford Methodists."
In 1735 he went with his brother John to Georgia, as secretary to General Oglethorpe, having before he set out received Deacon's and Priest's Orders on two successive Sundays. His stay in Georgia was very short; he returned to England in 1736, and in 1737 came under the influence of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians, especially of that remarkable man who had so large a share in moulding John Wesley's career, Peter Bonier, and also of a Mr. Bray, a brazier in Little Britain. On Whitsunday, 1737, [sic. 1738] he "found rest to his soul," and in 1738 he became curate to his friend, Mr. Stonehouse, Vicar of Islington, but the opposition of the churchwardens was so great that the Vicar consented that he "should preach in his church no more." Henceforth his work was identified with that of his brother John, and he became an indefatigable itinerant and field preacher. On April 8, 1749, he married Miss Sarah Gwynne. His marriage, unlike that of his brother John, was a most happy one; his wife was accustomed to accompany him on his evangelistic journeys, which were as frequent as ever until the year 1756," when he ceased to itinerate, and mainly devoted himself to the care of the Societies in London and Bristol. Bristol was his headquarters until 1771, when he removed with his family to London, and, besides attending to the Societies, devoted himself much, as he had done in his youth, to the spiritual care of prisoners in Newgate. He had long been troubled about the relations of Methodism to the Church of England, and strongly disapproved of his brother John's "ordinations." Wesley-like, he expressed his disapproval in the most outspoken fashion, but, as in the case of Samuel at an earlier period, the differences between the brothers never led to a breach of friendship. He died in London, March 29, 1788, and was buried in Marylebone churchyard. His brother John was deeply grieved because he would not consent to be interred in the burial-ground of the City Road Chapel, where he had prepared a grave for himself, but Charles said, "I have lived, and I die, in the Communion of the Church of England, and I will be buried in the yard of my parish church." Eight clergymen of the Church of England bore his pall. He had a large family, four of whom survived him; three sons, who all became distinguished in the musical world, and one daughter, who inherited some of her father's poetical genius. The widow and orphans were treated with the greatest kindness and generosity by John Wesley.
As a hymn-writer Charles Wesley was unique. He is said to have written no less than 6500 hymns, and though, of course, in so vast a number some are of unequal merit, it is perfectly marvellous how many there are which rise to the highest degree of excellence. His feelings on every occasion of importance, whether private or public, found their best expression in a hymn. His own conversion, his own marriage, the earthquake panic, the rumours of an invasion from France, the defeat of Prince Charles Edward at Culloden, the Gordon riots, every Festival of the Christian Church, every doctrine of the Christian Faith, striking scenes in Scripture history, striking scenes which came within his own view, the deaths of friends as they passed away, one by one, before him, all furnished occasions for the exercise of his divine gift. Nor must we forget his hymns for little children, a branch of sacred poetry in which the mantle of Dr. Watts seems to have fallen upon him. It would be simply impossible within our space to enumerate even those of the hymns which have become really classical. The saying that a really good hymn is as rare an appearance as that of a comet is falsified by the work of Charles Wesley; for hymns, which are really good in every respect, flowed from his pen in quick succession, and death alone stopped the course of the perennial stream.
It has been the common practice, however for a hundred years or more to ascribe all translations from the German to John Wesley, as he only of the two brothers knew that language; and to assign to Charles Wesley all the original hymns except such as are traceable to John Wesley through his Journals and other works.
The list of 482 original hymns by John and Charles Wesley listed in this Dictionary of Hymnology have formed an important part of Methodist hymnody and show the enormous influence of the Wesleys on the English hymnody of the nineteenth century.
-- Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Charles Wesley, the son of Samuel Wesley, was born at Epworth, Dec. 18, 1707. He was educated at Westminster School and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. In 1735, he took Orders and immediately proceeded with his brother John to Georgia, both being employed as missionaries of the S.P.G. He returned to England in 1736. For many years he engaged with his brother in preaching the Gospel. He died March 29, 1788. To Charles Wesley has been justly assigned the appellation of the "Bard of Methodism." His prominence in hymn writing may be judged from the fact that in the "Wesleyan Hymn Book," 623 of the 770 hymns were written by him; and he published more than thirty poetical works, written either by himself alone, or in conjunction with his brother. The number of his separate hymns is at least five thousand.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872.
Charles Wesley
I. B. Woodbury
1819 - 1858 Person Name: Woodbury Composer of "BURLIN" in African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book Woodbury, Isaac Baker. (Beverly, Massachusetts, October 23, 1819--October 26, 1858, Columbia, South Carolina). Music editor. As a boy, he studied music in nearby Boston, then spent his nineteenth year in further study in London and Paris.
He taught for six years in Boston, traveling throughout New England with the Bay State Glee Club. He later lived at Bellow Falls, Vermont, where he organized the New Hampshire and Vermont Musical Association. In 1849 he settled in New York City where he directed the music at the Rutgers Street Church until ill-health caused him to resign in 1851. He became editor of the New York Musical Review and made another trip to Europe in 1852 to collect material for the magazine. in the fall of 1858 his health broke down from overwork and he went south hoping to regain his strength, but died three days after reaching Columbia, South Carolina.
He published a number of tune-books, of which the Dulcimer, of New York Collection of Sacred Music, went through a number of editions. His Elements of Musical Composition, 1844, was later issued as the Self-instructor in Musical Composition. He also assisted in the compilation of the Methodist Hymn Book of 1857.
--Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives
I. B. Woodbury
Thomas Clark
1775 - 1859 Person Name: T. Clarke Composer of "OATLANDS" in Hymns and Songs
Baptized: February 5, 1775, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Died: May 30, 1859, at his home in St. George’s Street, Canterbury, Kent, England.
A cobbler and choir trainer, Clark led the singing of the Psalms at the Wesleyan Chapel, Canterbury, and later at the Unitarian Church in Canterbury. It has been claimed he never actually joined the Unitarians, though he sympathized with them, and he resigned from the Methodists. Clark wrote a number of anthems, including "Awake Up, My Glory", "Daughter of Zion" and "Since I Have Placed My Trust." His other works include:
First Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1805
Second Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, circa 1810
Congregational Harmonist, 4 volumes (1828 to circa 1835)
The Sacred Gleaner, 1830
The Union Tune-Book, 1837 (co-editor)
Union Harmonist, 1841
Harmonized the second edition of the Union Tune Book for the Sunday School Union, 1842
The Juvenile Harmonist, 1842
David’s Harp—A Series of Original Tunes Composed Expressly to the Psalter, 1843
The Seraphim or Sacred Harmonist, 1843
British Psalmody, with Alexander Hume (Edinburgh, Scotland: 1844)
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
Thomas Clark
