The Violent Take It By Force

O may thy powerful word

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 54 hymnals

Representative Text

O may thy powerful word
Inspire a feeble worm
To rush into thy kingdom, Lord,
And take it as by storm!
O may we all improve
The grace already given
To seize the crown of perfect love,
And scale the mount of heaven!

Source: A Pocket Hymn Book: designed as a constant companion for the pious, collected from various authors (9th ed.) #HXV

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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First Line: O may thy powerful word
Title: The Violent Take It By Force
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d439

A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Generally Used at Camp and Prayer Meetings #d163

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d617

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d616

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #936

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in America #d263

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #735

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #132

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d450

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d380

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #265

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A Collection of Hymns #L253

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A Collection of Hymns #132

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A Collection of Hymns #264

A New Book of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal and Other Churches #d188

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A Pocket Hymn Book #HXV

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A Pocket hymn-book, designed as a constant companion for the pious #CCXLV

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A Pocket Hymn-book #245

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A Pocket Hymn-Book #CCXLV

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A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #123

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d521

Family and Social Melodies #d251

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Free Methodist Hymnal #421

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #779

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #779

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #416

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #416

Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Impr. ed. #d358

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #735

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New Hymn and Tune book #253e

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New Hymn and Tune Book #253e

Pocket Hymn Book, Designed as a Constant Companion. 25th ed. #d186

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Prayer and Praise #70

Sacred Melodies #d90

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d318

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d577

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The Heart and Voice #224c

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The Heart and Voice #240d

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #559

The Imperial Harmony #d190

The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 35th ed. #d203

The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. Rev. #d206

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The Methodist Pocket Hymn-book, revised and improved #CXXII

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The New Hymn Book #321

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The Reformed Methodist Pocket Hymnal #I.49

The Temple Harp #d233

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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #398

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The Tribute of Praise #398

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The Tribute of Praise #398

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #421

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