Meet and right it is to sing

Meet and right it is to sing

Author: Charles Wesley
Tune: WELD
Published in 63 hymnals

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Meet and right it is to sing,
In every time and place,
Praises to our heavenly King,
The God of truth and grace.
Join we then in sweet accord,
All in one thanksgiving join;
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
Eternal praise be Thine!

Thee, the first-born sons of light,
In choral symphonies,
Praise alway, day without night,
In songs that never cease.
And with them our hearts aspire,
On the wings of faith and love,
Vying with the heavenly choir,
Who chant Thy praise above.

Still they sing, with glory crowned,
Thanksgiving to Thy name;
Lower if our voices sound,
Our hymn is still the same;
“Glory be to God on high!”
So the song of angels ran,
And our voices still reply,
“Good-will on earth to man!”



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #497

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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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Meet and right it is to sing, At every time and place. C.Wesley. [Watchnight. Choral Festivals.] Published in Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1749, vol. ii., No. 97, in 4 stanzas of 8 lines. It is No. 14 of 19 "Hymns for the Watchnight"; and together with others from the same Watchnight hymns was frequently reprinted in a separate form (Poetical Works, 1868-72, vol. v. p. 279). It was included, with slight alterations, in the Wesleyan Hymn Book, 1780, No. 212, and has been repeated in several collections in Great Britain and America. Although originally written as a Watchnight hymn it can be easily adapted for Choral Festivals, and as such it would be a hymn of great merit.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Meet and right it is to sing; Glory to our God and King. C. Wesley. [Holy Communion.] This paraphrase of the words of "The Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper," &c, in the Book of Common Prayer, " It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty," &c. was published in Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1740, in 7 stanzas of 4 lines (Poetical Works, 1868-72, vol. i. p. 286). In 1753 G. Whitefield gave stanzas i.-iii. and vi. in an altered form in his Collection of Hymns, as No. 61. This form was repeated by M. Madan in his Psalms & Hymns, 1760, and again by several others, including Bickersteth, in his Christian Psalmody, 1833, (in 3 stanzas), and thus came into use in the Church of England.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #497Image
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #497Text
A Choice Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs Intended for the Edification of Sincere Christians of All Denominations #d54
A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d369
A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d370
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #3Image
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d539
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d542
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d542
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.) #292Image
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) #292Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the Collection of the Rev. John Wesley. M. A. #292Image
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d388
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the people called Methodists; in miniature #218Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #221Image
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 #39Image
Christian Chorals, for the Chapel and Fireside #2Image
Church Hymnal #127Image
Evangelical Musick: or, The Sacred Minstrel and Sacred Harp United #d47
Evangelical Musick: or, The Sacred Minstrel and Sacred Harp United: consisting of a great variety of psalm and hymn tunes, set pieces, anthems, etc. (10th ed) #219Image
Gospel Hymns #d329
Happy Voices #d115
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #57Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #318Image
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #57Image
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #318Image
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #22Image
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #22Image
Hymns for the Use of the Society of United Christian Friends Professing the Faith of Universal Salvation #d254
Hymns of the Spirit #119Image
Hymns of Worship: Designed for Use Especially in the Lecture Room, the Prayer Meeting and the Family #133Image
Jasper and Gold: A choice collection of song-gems for Sunday-Schools, social meetings, and times of refreshing #223Image
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d509
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d510
Methodist Hymn-Book #57Image
New Hymn and Tune book: an Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church #369eImage
New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America #369eImage
Offices of Worship and Hymns: with tunes, 3rd ed., revised and enlarged #1479Image
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #201Image
Revival Hymns #7Image
Song Garland; or, Singing for Jesus: a new collection of Music and Hymns prepared expressly for Sabbath Schools #64aImage
Songs of Zion, Being a New Selection of Hymns, Designed for Revival and Social Meetings #108Image
The Aid to Praise #16Image
The Alleluia #d139
The Alleluia: a collection of hymns and tunes for the church scool, and the mid-week meeting #170eImage
The American Hymn and Tune Book #d482
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #201Image
The Christian Lyre #54Image
The Christian Lyre: adapted for use in families, prayer meetings, and revivals of religion; the music printed in patent notes #54Image
The Christian Lyre: Vol I (8th ed. rev.) #54Image
The Church Praise Book: a selection of hymns and tunes for Christian worship #80Image
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. #1113Image
The Harp #137Image
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 #342aImage
The Hymns of "Happy Voices" (without music) #d116
The Liturgy and the Office of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1479Image
The New Alleluia: a collection of hymns and tunes for the Church School, and the mid-week meeting #214eImage
The Tribute of Praise: a collection of hymns and tunes for public and social worship, and for the use in the family circle and Sabbath school #520Image
The Tribute of Praise: a collection of hymns and tunes for public and social worship, and for use in the family circle #520Image
The Tribute of praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book. #520Image
The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #106Image
Universalist Hymn Book #d313
Worship in Song: a selection of hymns and tunes for the Service of the Sanctuary #106Image
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