Father, to thee my soul I lift

Father, to thee my soul I lift

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 92 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: Father, to thee my soul I lift
Author: Charles Wesley
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Father, to Thee my soul I lift. C. Wesley. [God the Giver of every good Gift.] This is the first of three hymns on Phil. ii. 13. "It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do," first published in his Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1749, vol. ii., in 3 stanzas of 8 lines. (Poetical Works, 1868-72, vol. v. p. 374). It was given in the Wesleyan Hymn Book, 1780, No. 423, and later editions, but divided into 6 stanzas of 4 lines. In addition to this text, which is in common use in Great Britain and America, another was included in Toplady's Psalms & Hymns, 1776, No. 21, in 7 stanzas of 4 lines, of which stanzas i.-v. are from this hymn, and stanzas vi., vii. are from the last of the three hymns named above. The use of this text is limited. No. 210 in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Psalms & Hymns is from the former somewhat altered.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d147
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d213
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d214
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d215
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #626Image
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.) #375Image
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) #375Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the Collection of the Rev. John Wesley. M. A. #375Image
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d153
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the people called Methodists; in miniature #431Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #435Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d95
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d134
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #390Image
A Collection of Sacred Song: being an eclectic compilation for the use of churches, families, and boarding-schools... #11(H21)Image
A Collection of Sacred Song: being an eclectic compilation for the use of churches, families, and boarding-schools... #15(H21)Image
A Collection of Sacred Song: being an eclectic compilation for the use of churches, families and schools... (2nd ed.) #11(H21)Image
A Collection of Sacred Song: being an eclectic compilation for the use of churches, families and schools... (2nd ed.) #15(H21)Image
A New Book of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal and Other Churches #d66
A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: from the best authors; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations (21st ed. with an appendix) #766Image
A Selection of Hymns, adapted to the devotions of the closet, the family, and the social circle; and containing subjects appropriate to the monthly concerns of prayer for the success... #150Image
A Selection of Hymns: designed as a supplement to the "psalms and hymns" of the Presbyterian church #254Image
Baptist Harmony #d75
Christian Hymns to be used by the Children of God. 2nd ed. #d53
Church Book: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran congregations #415Image
Church Hymn Book . 3rd ed. #d136
Church Hymn Book; consisting of hymns and psalms, original and selected. adapted to public worship and many other occasions. 2nd ed. #171Image
Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d271
Church Psalmody: a Collection of Psalms and Hymns adapted to public worship #H208Image
Church Psalmody: a Collection of Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Public Worship #208Image
Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship. 4th ed. #d75
Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d184
Devotional hymns: selected for public and social worship #S27Image
Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #529Image
Hymn Book of the Holiness Movement Church #d111
Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #529Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #52Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #52Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #124Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #124Image
Hymns for Christian Melody #487Image
Hymns for Schools: with appropriate selections from scripture and tunes suited to the metres of the hymns (3rd ed.) #330Image
Hymns for Sunday Schools, Selected from Various Authoors #d59
Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #438Image
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #99Image
Hymns for the Use of the Society of United Christian Friends Professing the Faith of Universal Salvation #d112
Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #13Image
Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, as authorized by the General Convention: with an additional selection #21Image
Hymns suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church and Other Occasions of Public Worship ... approved by the Convention of 1826 #d44
Manual of Christian Psalmody: a collection of psalms and hymns for public worship #208Image
Manual of Devotion: or religious exercises for the morning and evening of each day of the month, for the use of schools and private families #36[11]Image
Melodies of the Church: a collection of psalms and hymns adapted to publick and social worship, seasons of revival, monthly concerts of prayer, and various similar occasions... #d253
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d194
Methodist Hymn-Book #426Image
New Hymn and Tune book: an Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church #51cImage
New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America #51cImage
New Union Hymns #56Image
Psalms and Hymns: adapted to social, private and public worship in the Cumberland Presbyterian Chruch #233Image
School and Parish Hymnal: with tunes #221Image
Selected Hymns for the Use of Children in Families or Sunday School #d23
Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre: with hymns suited to the feasts and fasts of the church, and other occasions of public worship #H21Image
Templi Carmina #d60
The Advent Christian Hymnal #d218
The American Sabbath School Singing Book: containing hymns, tunes, scriptural selections and chants, for Sabbath schools #27Image
The Baptist Hymn Book: original and selected: in two parts #465Image
The Baptist Psalmody: a selection of hymns for the worship of God #535Image
The Chapel Hymn Book #d98
The Choice: in two parts. Part I containing psalms and hymns, Part II, containing spiritual songs. Designed for public and private worship #H427
The Choice: in two parts; Part I, containing Psalms and hymns, Part II, containing spiritual songs; designed for public and private worship (6th ed.) #H427Image
The Chorister, and School Harmonist, 1st ed. #d26
The Christian Hymn Book #d167
The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d169
The Christian Psalmist: being a collection of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs compiled from the most approved authors, and designed as a standard hymn book for public and social worship #232Image
The Church Hymnal: a collection of hymns from the Prayer book hymnal, Additional hymns, and Hymns ancient and modern, and Hymns for church and home. For use in Churches where licensed by the Bishop #167Image
The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d99
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs": for public, social and family worship and private devotions at the Sanitarium, Clifton Springs, N. Y. #555Image
The Epworth Hymnal No. 2 #34Image
The Harp #110Image
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 #106bImage
The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #51Image
The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book: containing the psalms and hymns of the book of common prayer, together with a choice selection of additional hymns, and an appendix of chants and tunes... #H21Image
The Lyrica: a collection of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, adapted to general use #166Image
The New Hymn Book: a Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #213Image
The Philharmonia, a Collection of Tunes, Adapted to Public and Private Worship #d109
The Primitive Baptist Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes of early and late composition #128Image
The Sacred Songster. 5th ed. #d54
The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: from the most approved authors; adapted to the various occasions of public and social meetings (New Ed. Enl. and Imp.) #288Image
The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #46Image
The Young Convert's Companion: Being a Collection of Hymns for the Use of Conference Meetings #d33
Union Prayer Meeting Hymns #d60
Union Prayer Meeting Hymns #d61
Worship in the School Room: a manual of devotion intended especially for the school, also adapted to the family #193Image
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