By faith we find the place above

By faith we find the place above

Author: Charles Wesley
Tune: ABIDING GRACE
Published in 28 hymnals

Author: Charles Wesley

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,… Go to person page >

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First Line: By faith we find the place above
Author: Charles Wesley
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Instances (28)TextImageAudioScore
A Collection of Hymns: for camp meetings, revivals, &c., for the use of the Primitive Methodists #L66Image
Millennial Harp: designed for meetings on the second coming Christ (Improved ed.) #B64Image
Millennial Harp: or, Second Advent Hymns: designed for the meetings on the second coming of Christ #M70Image
Millennial Musings #d16
The Church Harp. Rev. ed. #d17
A Selection of Hymns ... Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 1st ed #d30
A Selection of Hymns from Various Authors, Designed as a Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 3rd ed. #d32
The Sacred Lyre #d44
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d49
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in America #d53
The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d58
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the people called Methodists; in miniature #64Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #64Image
A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d64
Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Impr. ed. #d66
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d67
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d103
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d104
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d104
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #183Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #183Image
The Advent Harp; designed for believers in the speedy coming of Christ #298Image
Songs of Pilgrimage: a hymnal for the churches of Christ (2nd ed.) #484Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: principally from the collection of Rev. John Wesley, M. A., late fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford; with... (Rev. & corr.) #583Image
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, principally from the collection of the Rev. John Wesley, A. M., late fellow of Lincoln College..(Rev. and corr. with a supplement) #583Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the Collection of the Rev. John Wesley. M. A. #583Image
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #695Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #725Image
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