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Come, holy, celestial Dove

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 40 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:	Come, holy, celestial Dove
Author:	Charles Wesley
Publication Date:	1902
Copyright:	This text in in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1923.

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New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America (1889), p.370

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Instances (40)	First Line	Authors	Meter	Languages	Publication Date
A Collection of Evangelical Hymns; made from Different Authors and Collections for the English Lutheran Church in New York #d39	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1797
A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d80	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1830
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d118	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1847
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d118	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1848
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d118	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1853
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #223	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1875
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.) #39	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1832
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) #39	Come, Holy, celestial Dove				1845
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the Collection of the Rev. John Wesley. M. A. #39	Come, Holy, celestial Dove				1821
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d77	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1844
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the people called Methodists; in miniature #164	Come, Holy, celestial Dove				1814
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #165	Come, holy, celestial Dove				1874
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ: taken from the most approved authors, and adapted to public and private worship #160	Come, holy, celestial Dove	C. Wesley			1858
A Pocket Hymn Book: designed as a constant companion for the pious, collected from various authors (9th ed.) #XXX	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1791
A Pocket Hymn-book: designed as a constant companion for the pious, collected from various authors (18th ed.) #30	Come, holy celestial Dove				1793
A Pocket Hymn-Book: designed as a constant companion for the pious: collected from various authors. (21st ed.) #XXX	Come, holy celestial Dove				1797
A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #251	Come, holy, celestial Dove				1825
Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #266	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1864
Hymn Book of the Holiness Movement Church #d58	Come Holy Ghost, celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1902
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #239	Come, holy, celestial Dove				1838
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #239	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1842
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #421	Come, holy, celestial Dove				1849
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons #d39	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1826
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons 3rd Am. from 9th London ed. #d46	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1840
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d103	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1894
Methodist Hymn-Book #313	Come, holy, celestial Dove	C. Wesley	8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8	English	1882
New Hymn and Tune book: an Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church #365d	Come, holy, celestial Dove				1866
New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America #365d	Come, holy, celestial Dove				1889
Pocket Hymn Book, Designed as a Constant Companion. 25th ed. #d42	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1802
Pocket Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d41	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1790
Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d78	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1830
Seamen's Devotional Assistant, and Mariners' Hymns; prepared under direction of the American Seamen's Friend Society #108	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1838
Songs of the Spirit #d47	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1871
The American Hymn and Tune Book #d91	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1860
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 #336b	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1865
The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 35th ed. #d43	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1808
The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. Rev. #d44	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1811
The Methodist Pocket Hymn-book, revised and improved: designed as a constant companion for the pious, of all denominations (30th ed.) #XXIV	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1803
The Sacred Lyre #d53	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1828
The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #262	Come holy [and] celestial Dove	Charles Wesley, 1707-1788			1873

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