Lord of the Gospel harvest, send
More laborers forth into Thy field:
More pastors teach Thy flock to tend:
More workmen raise Thy house to build:
His work and place to each assign,
And clothe their Word with power divine.
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 >
The original version of WINCHESTER NEW appeared in Musikalisches Handbuch der geistlichen Melodien, published in Hamburg, Germany, in 1690 by Georg Wittwe. It was set to the text “Wer nur den lieben Gott” (see 446). An expanded version of the tune was a setting for "Dir, dir Jehova" (see 203) in…
Display Title: Lord of the Gospel harvest, sendFirst Line: Lord of the Gospel harvest, sendTune Title: ICH HABE NUN DEN GRUND DEFUNDENAuthor: C. WesleyMeter: L. M.Date: 1890Subject: The Church | The Ministry
Display Title: Lord of the Gospel HarvestFirst Line: Lord of the Gospel harvestTune Title: [Lord of the Gospel harvest]Author: William B. BradburySource: Fresh Laurels for the Sabbath School (New York: Biglow & Main, 1867)