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Hosanna We Sing
Author: George S. Hodges Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 86 hymnals First Line: Hosanna we sing, like the children dear Lyrics: 1. Hosanna we sing, like the children dear,
In the olden days when the Lord lived here;
He blessed little children, and smiled on them,
While they chanted His praise in Jerusalem.
2. Alleluia we sing, like the children bright,
With their harps of gold and their raiment white,
As they follow their shepherd with loving eyes,
Through the beautiful valleys of paradise.
3. Hosanna we sing, for He bends His ear,
And rejoices the hymns of His own to hear;
We know that His heart will never wax cold
To the lambs that He feeds in His earthly fold.
4. Alleluia we sing in the Church we love,
Alleluia resounds in the Church above,
To Thy little ones, Lord, may such grace be given,
That we lose not our part in the song of Heav’n. Used With Tune: AIRLIE Text Sources: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1875
Hosanna We Sing
The Sinners How Blest
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: The sinners how blest who pardon receive! Lyrics: 1 The sinners how blest, who pardon receive!
In trouble we rest, in dying we live,
In danger secure, whom Jesus hath loved,
Our footing is sure, though earth is removed.
2 The hairs of our head, are registered all,
Not one, He hath said, shall perish, or fall,
Without the permission of infinite grace,
Whose blessèd decision we gladly embrace.
3 While thus we confide in Jesus’ blood,
Whatever betide, shall turn to our good,
When sorrows surround us, our joys shall increase,
And earthquakes shall ground us in permanent peace.
5 Plague, famine, and war but quicken our hope,
And bid us prepare, and bid us look up;
Assured by each warning, His kingdom is near,
The Lord is returning, and soon shall appear.
6 Appear in the skies, thou Savior of men,
Our bodies shall rise to meet Thee again,
Entombed in the center, we shall be restored,
And gloriously enter the joy of our Lord. Used With Tune: AIRLIE Text Sources: Hymns Occasioned by the Earthquake, March 8, 1750 Part 2 (London: Strahan, 1750)
The Sinners How Blest
Hosanna We Sing
Author: George S. Hodges Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #2570 Meter: 10.10.10.10 First Line: Hosanna we sing, like the children dear Lyrics: 1. Hosanna we sing, like the children dear,
In the olden days when the Lord lived here;
He blessed little children, and smiled on them,
While they chanted His praise in Jerusalem.
2. Alleluia we sing, like the children bright,
With their harps of gold and their raiment white,
As they follow their shepherd with loving eyes,
Through the beautiful valleys of paradise.
3. Hosanna we sing, for He bends His ear,
And rejoices the hymns of His own to hear;
We know that His heart will never wax cold
To the lambs that He feeds in His earthly fold.
4. Alleluia we sing in the Church we love,
Alleluia resounds in the Church above,
To Thy little ones, Lord, may such grace be given,
That we lose not our part in the song of Heav’n. Languages: English Tune Title: AIRLIE
Hosanna We Sing
The Sinners How Blest
Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8938 Meter: 10.10.10.10 First Line: The sinners how blest who pardon receive! Lyrics: 1 The sinners how blest, who pardon receive!
In trouble we rest, in dying we live,
In danger secure, whom Jesus hath loved,
Our footing is sure, though earth is removed.
2 The hairs of our head, are registered all,
Not one, He hath said, shall perish, or fall,
Without the permission of infinite grace,
Whose blessèd decision we gladly embrace.
3 While thus we confide in Jesus’ blood,
Whatever betide, shall turn to our good,
When sorrows surround us, our joys shall increase,
And earthquakes shall ground us in permanent peace.
5 Plague, famine, and war but quicken our hope,
And bid us prepare, and bid us look up;
Assured by each warning, His kingdom is near,
The Lord is returning, and soon shall appear.
6 Appear in the skies, thou Savior of men,
Our bodies shall rise to meet Thee again,
Entombed in the center, we shall be restored,
And gloriously enter the joy of our Lord. Languages: English Tune Title: AIRLIE
The Sinners How Blest
Charles Wesley
1707 - 1788 Author of "The Sinners How Blest" in The Cyber Hymnal 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 deepened, and he became one of the first band of "Oxford Methodists."
In 1735 he went with his brother John to Georgia, as secretary to General Oglethorpe, having before he set out received Deacon's and Priest's Orders on two successive Sundays. His stay in Georgia was very short; he returned to England in 1736, and in 1737 came under the influence of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians, especially of that remarkable man who had so large a share in moulding John Wesley's career, Peter Bonier, and also of a Mr. Bray, a brazier in Little Britain. On Whitsunday, 1737, [sic. 1738] he "found rest to his soul," and in 1738 he became curate to his friend, Mr. Stonehouse, Vicar of Islington, but the opposition of the churchwardens was so great that the Vicar consented that he "should preach in his church no more." Henceforth his work was identified with that of his brother John, and he became an indefatigable itinerant and field preacher. On April 8, 1749, he married Miss Sarah Gwynne. His marriage, unlike that of his brother John, was a most happy one; his wife was accustomed to accompany him on his evangelistic journeys, which were as frequent as ever until the year 1756," when he ceased to itinerate, and mainly devoted himself to the care of the Societies in London and Bristol. Bristol was his headquarters until 1771, when he removed with his family to London, and, besides attending to the Societies, devoted himself much, as he had done in his youth, to the spiritual care of prisoners in Newgate. He had long been troubled about the relations of Methodism to the Church of England, and strongly disapproved of his brother John's "ordinations." Wesley-like, he expressed his disapproval in the most outspoken fashion, but, as in the case of Samuel at an earlier period, the differences between the brothers never led to a breach of friendship. He died in London, March 29, 1788, and was buried in Marylebone churchyard. His brother John was deeply grieved because he would not consent to be interred in the burial-ground of the City Road Chapel, where he had prepared a grave for himself, but Charles said, "I have lived, and I die, in the Communion of the Church of England, and I will be buried in the yard of my parish church." Eight clergymen of the Church of England bore his pall. He had a large family, four of whom survived him; three sons, who all became distinguished in the musical world, and one daughter, who inherited some of her father's poetical genius. The widow and orphans were treated with the greatest kindness and generosity by John Wesley.
As a hymn-writer Charles Wesley was unique. He is said to have written no less than 6500 hymns, and though, of course, in so vast a number some are of unequal merit, it is perfectly marvellous how many there are which rise to the highest degree of excellence. His feelings on every occasion of importance, whether private or public, found their best expression in a hymn. His own conversion, his own marriage, the earthquake panic, the rumours of an invasion from France, the defeat of Prince Charles Edward at Culloden, the Gordon riots, every Festival of the Christian Church, every doctrine of the Christian Faith, striking scenes in Scripture history, striking scenes which came within his own view, the deaths of friends as they passed away, one by one, before him, all furnished occasions for the exercise of his divine gift. Nor must we forget his hymns for little children, a branch of sacred poetry in which the mantle of Dr. Watts seems to have fallen upon him. It would be simply impossible within our space to enumerate even those of the hymns which have become really classical. The saying that a really good hymn is as rare an appearance as that of a comet is falsified by the work of Charles Wesley; for hymns, which are really good in every respect, flowed from his pen in quick succession, and death alone stopped the course of the perennial stream.
It has been the common practice, however for a hundred years or more to ascribe all translations from the German to John Wesley, as he only of the two brothers knew that language; and to assign to Charles Wesley all the original hymns except such as are traceable to John Wesley through his Journals and other works.
The list of 482 original hymns by John and Charles Wesley listed in this Dictionary of Hymnology have formed an important part of Methodist hymnody and show the enormous influence of the Wesleys on the English hymnody of the nineteenth century.
-- Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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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, or in conjunction with his brother. The number of his separate hymns is at least five thousand.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872.
Charles Wesley
Sydney H. Nicholson
1875 - 1947 Person Name: Sidney Hugo Nicholson Composer of "AIRLIE" in The Cyber Hymnal Sydney H. Nicholson, (b. St. Marylebone, London, England, 1875; d. Ashford, Kent, England, 1947) was an organist and church music educator who greatly influenced English hymnody. Educated at Oxford's New College, the Royal College of Music in London, and in Frankfurt, Germany, he became organist at several famous cathedrals, including Westminster Abbey (1919-1928). Nicholson founded and administered the School of English Church Music at Chislehurst in 1927; this important institution, with branches throughout the English-speaking world, was renamed the Royal School of Church Music in 1945. Located in Canterbury after World War II, its headquarters were moved to Addington Palace, Croydon, in 1954. Nicholson was music adviser for the 1916 Supplement of Hymns Ancient and Modern and prepared the way for its 1950 edition. He wrote Church Music: a Practical Handbook (1920) and Quires and Places Where They Sing (1932) and composed operettas, anthems, and hymn tunes. In 1938 he was knighted for his contributions to church music.
Bert Polman
Sydney H. Nicholson
George S. Hodges
1827 - 1899 Author of "Hosanna We Sing" in The Cyber Hymnal Hodges, George Samuel, B.A., born at Walmer in 1827, educated at Jesus College, Cambridge. In 1882 he was preferred to the Vicarage of Stubbings, near Maidenhead. His principal work is The County Palatine and Other Poems Sacred and Secular, 1876. In it appeared several translations from the Latin, from English into Latin, and original pieces, including his children's hymn for Palm Sunday, "Hosanna we sing like the children dear," which is also in the 1875 edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern. A hymn for Lent, "All my sins uprising now," is in the Durham Mission Hymn Book, 1885, and others. His fine offertory hymn "Eternal! assembled with songs of thanksgiving," written to Dr. Dykes's tune "St. Leonards," was first sung at a Gregorian Festival in Lichfield Cathedral, and subsequently at Coventry, &c. It is printed in the Lichfield Festival Book, but is not included in any hymnal. He died Dec. 10, 1899.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
George S. Hodges
