Father and God of all mankind

Father and God of all mankind

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 2 hymnals

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Father and God of all mankind,
And all the hosts above,
Let every understanding mind
Unite to praise Thy love.

Thy kingdom come, with power and grace,
To every heart of man;
Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness,
In all our bosoms reign.

The righteousness that never ends,
But makes an end of sin;
The joy that human thought transcends,
Now to our souls bring in:

The kingdom of established peace,
Which can no more remove;
The perfect powers of godliness,
The omnipotence of Love.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #29

Author: Charles Wesley

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 >

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Author: Charles Wesley
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #29

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