I and my house will serve the Lord, But first obedient to his word

I and my house will serve the Lord, But first obedient to his word

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 58 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: I and my house will serve the Lord, But first obedient to his word
Author: Charles Wesley
Language: English
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A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d235
A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d99
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d353
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d353
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d354
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #1020Image
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.) #516Image
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) #516Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the Collection of the Rev. John Wesley. M. A. #516Image
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d246
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the people called Methodists; in miniature #468Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #472Image
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d231
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #472Image
A Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs; suited to the various kinds of Christian worship; and especially designed for and adapted to the Fraternity of the Brethren... #729Image
A Collection of Spiritual Hymns: adapted to the Various Kinds of Christian Worship, and especially designed for the use of the Brethren in Christ. 2nd ed. #558Image
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) #906Image
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... #277Image
Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, at their Session, June 1846, and authorized to be used in the churches under their care #264Image
Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d320
Family and Social Melodies #d155
Family Hymns #d116
Free Methodist Hymnal #d251
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #752Image
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #752Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #573Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #573Image
Hymns for Christian Melody #546Image
Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d208
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #626Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #660Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship (1st ed.) #660Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (30th ed.) #660Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (4th ed. 3rd rev. ed.) #660Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (60th ed., 1st rev. ed.) #660Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d341
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d334
Methodist Hymn-Book #795Image
New Hymn and Tune book: an Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church #307dImage
New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America #307dImage
Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d193
Seamen's Devotional Assistant, and Mariners' Hymns; prepared under direction of the American Seamen's Friend Society #453Image
Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #1117Image
Spiritual Melodies #d134
Spiritual Melodies. Enl. & impr. ed. #d152
Spiritual Songs and Hymns, for Use in All Gospel Services #d195
The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d185
The Baptist Harp: a new collection of hymns for the closet, the family, social worship, and revivals #77Image
The Baptist Hymn Book: original and selected: in two parts #421Image
The Harp #890Image
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 #285cImage
The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #550Image
The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #776Image
The Methodist Harmonist, containing a collection of tunes from the best authors, embracing every variety of metre, and adapted to the worship of the Methodist Episcopal Church. New ed. #277.516Image
The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 35th ed. #d111
The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. Rev. #d113
The Methodist Pocket Hymn-book, revised and improved: designed as a constant companion for the pious, of all denominations (30th ed.) #CCCXVIImage
The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H466Image
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