Surrounded by a host of foes

Surrounded by a host of foes

Author: Charles Wesley
Tune: MELITA
Published in 28 hymnals

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Abound in Hope

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: Surrounded by a host of foes
Author: Charles Wesley
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MELITA

The original chant melody associated with this text [i.e., "Eternal Father, strong to save"] is found in most hymnals of denominations where chant has played a role, including the Lutheran tradition, which has produced much organ music on this well-known chant. The setting here is by John B. Dykes (…

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Instances (28)TextImageAudioScore
A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d542
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #662Image
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d777
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d781
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d782
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.) #405Image
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) #405Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the Collection of the Rev. John Wesley. M. A. #405Image
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d559
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the people called Methodists; in miniature #268Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #269Image
Free Methodist Hymnal #d562
Hymn Book of the Holiness Movement Church #d464
Hymns for Christian Melody #831Image
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #733Image
Hymns : selected from various authors for the use of the Evangelical Association, and all lovers of pious devotion (5th ed.) #307Image
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d733
Methodist Hymn-Book #464Image
New Hymn and Tune book: an Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church #293dImage
New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America #293dImage
Songs of Pilgrimage: a hymnal for the churches of Christ (2nd ed.) #262Image
Spiritual Melodies #d281
Spiritual Melodies. Enl. & impr. ed. #d328
Spiritual Songs and Hymns for Pilgrims. New Church ed. #d174
The American Hymn and Tune Book #d717
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 #269cImage
The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #563Image
The Song Book of the Salvation Army #d749
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