Thou great, mysterious God unknown

Thou great mysterious God unknown

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 66 hymnals

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Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

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Thou great mysterious God unknown,
Whose love hath gently led me on,
E'en from my infant days,
Mine inmost soul expose to view,
And tell me if I ever knew
Thy justifying grace,

The Southern Harmony, 1835

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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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First Line: Thou great mysterious God unknown
Title: Thou great, mysterious God unknown
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 8.8.6
Language: English
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A Choice Selection of Evangelical Hymns, from various authors: for the use of the English Evangelical Lutheran Church in New York #252Image
A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d579
A Collection of Hymns: for camp meetings, revivals, &c., for the use of the Primitive Methodists #L97Image
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #440Image
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d849
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d856
A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d856
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.) #178Image
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) #178Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the Collection of the Rev. John Wesley. M. A. #178Image
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d600
A Collection of Hymns: for the use of the people called Methodists; in miniature #97Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #97Image
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 #290Image
A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d528
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #133Image
A New Selection of Hymns: collected from various authors #24Image
A Pocket Hymn Book: designed as a constant companion for the pious, collected from various authors (9th ed.) #CXIIImage
A Pocket Hymn-book: designed as a constant companion for the pious, collected from various authors (18th ed.) #112Image
A Pocket Hymn-Book: designed as a constant companion for the pious: collected from various authors. (21st ed.) #CXIIImage
A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #179Image
Choral Echoes from the Church of God in All Ages: a collection of hymns and tunes adapted to all occasions of social worship #194Image
Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #409Image
Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #357Image
Hymn Book of the Holiness Movement Church #d509
Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #357Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #599Image
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #599Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #439Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #439Image
Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d504
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #471Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #293Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship (1st ed.) #293Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (30th ed.) #293Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (4th ed. 3rd rev. ed.) #293Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (60th ed., 1st rev. ed.) #293Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d807
Jubilant Voices #d199
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d788
Methodist Hymn-Book #288Image
Methodist Social Hymn Book #112Image
New Hymn and Tune book: an Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church #311aImage
New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America #311aImage
Pocket Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d247
Songs of the Pentecost for the Forward Gospel Movement #d186
Southern Harmony, The #145TextImageAudio
Spiritual Melodies #d308
Spiritual Melodies. Enl. & impr. ed. #d364
The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d428
The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book: adapted to the doctirnes and usages of the church (6th ed.) #677Image
The American Hymn and Tune Book #d789
The Centenary Singer: a collection of hymns and tunes popular during the last one hundred years #147Image
The Good Old Songs #d553
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 #287cImage
The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #413Image
The Latest Collection of Original and Select Hymns and Spiritual Songs #73Image
The Methodist Harmonist, containing a collection of tunes from the best authors, embracing every variety of metre, and adapted to the worship of the Methodist Episcopal Church. New ed. #138.178Image
The Methodist Hymnal #318Image
The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 35th ed. #d266
The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. Rev. #d271
The Methodist Pocket Hymn-book, revised and improved: designed as a constant companion for the pious, of all denominations (30th ed.) #CIXImage
The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion. New edition, thoroughly revised and much enlarged #145Image
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 #420Image
The Tribute of Praise: a collection of hymns and tunes for public and social worship, and for use in the family circle #420Image
The Tribute of praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book. #420Image
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