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 >
LAND OF REST is an American folk tune with roots in the ballads of northern England and Scotland. It was known throughout the Appalachians; a shape-note version of the tune was published in The Sacred Harp (1844) and titled NEW PROSPECT as the setting for "O land of rest! for thee I sigh." The tune…
Display Title: O thou who this mysterious breadFirst Line: O thou who this mysterious breadTune Title: LONGINGAuthor: Charles WesleyDate: 2000Subject: Holy Communion |
Display Title: O Thou Who This Mysterious BreadFirst Line: O Thou who this mysterious breadTune Title: LAND OF RESTAuthor: Charles WesleyMeter: C.M.Scripture: Luke 24:13-44Date: 2022Subject: The Church, The Saints | The Lord's Supper
Display Title: O thou who this mysterious breadFirst Line: O thou who this mysterious breadTune Title: LAND OF RESTAuthor: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788Meter: CMScripture: Luke 24:1-12; Luke 24:13-35; 1 John 4:8Date: 2011Subject: Holy Communion | ; Jesus Christ: Risen and Ascended |
Display Title: O Thou Who This Mysterious BreadFirst Line: O Thou who this mysterious breadTune Title: LAND OF RESTAuthor: Charles WesleyMeter: CMScripture: Luke 24:13-35Date: 1989Subject: Holy Communion | ; Jesus Christ | Presence; The Sacraments and Rites of the Church | Eucharist (Holy Communion or The Lord's Supper); Zeal |
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