Captain of our salvation, take

Captain of our salvation, take

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 34 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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Author: Charles Wesley
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Captain of our Salvation, take. C. Wesley. [Holy Baptism.] First published in his Hymns for Children, 1763. No. xli., in 4 stanzas of 6 lines (Poetical Works, 1868-72, vol. vi. p. 408). In 1780 it was given in the Wesleyan Hymn Book, No. 462. It is also found in the collections of other branches of Methodism. In 1852, when given in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Psalms & Hymns for "Baptism," stanza iii. was omitted. This form has been repeated in other hymnals. In 1871 it was included in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns, for "Theological Colleges," a few judicious and appropriate alterations having been made to adapt it to that purpose.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Instances (34)TextImageAudioScore
A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d66
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d106
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d107
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d107
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d107
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #795Image
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.) #518Image
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) #518Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the Collection of the Rev. John Wesley. M. A. #518Image
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d68
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the people called Methodists; in miniature #470Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #474Image
A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d58
A Selection of Hymns from Various Authors, Designed as a Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 3rd ed. #d33
A Selection of Hymns ... Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 1st ed #d31
Church Hymns with Tunes #255
Church Poetry: being Portions of the Psalms in Verse and Hymns suited to the Festivals and Fasts, and Various Occasions of the Church #149bImage
Family and Social Melodies #d52
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #825Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #825Image
Hymns for Schools and Families #d69
Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #456Image
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #629Image
Hymns for the Use of the Society of United Christian Friends: with their constitution annexed #LXXXIXImage
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d88
Methodist Hymn-Book #798Image
New Hymn and Tune book: an Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church #273bImage
New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America #273bImage
Sacred Songs for Church and Home #d58
Songs of Pilgrimage: a hymnal for the churches of Christ (2nd ed.) #239Image
Songs of Pilgrimage, a Hymnal for the Churches of Christ, Part I #d22
The Heart and Voice: or, Songs of Praise for the Sanctuary: hymn and tune book, designed for congregational singing in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for congregations generally #263eImage
The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #275Image
The Saints' Harp #d166
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