The Righteousness of Faith

Oft I in my heart have said

Author: Charles Wesley
Tune: BARNABAS
Published in 33 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Oft I in my heart have said,
Who shall ascend on high,
Mount to Christ my glorious head,
And bring him from the sky?
Borne on contemplation's wing,
Surely I should find him there,
Where the angels praise their King,
And gain the morning-star.

2 Oft I in my heart have said,
Who to the deep shall stoop,
Sink with Christ among the dead
From thence to bring him up?
Could I but my heart prepare
By unfeign'd humility,
Christ would quickly enter there,
And ever dwell with me.

3 But the righteousness of faith
Hath taught me better things:
"Inward turn thine eyes," (it saith,
While Christ to me it brings)
"Christ is ready to impart
"Life to all, for life who sigh;
"In thy mouth and in thy heart
"The word is ever nigh.

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

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 >

Text Information

First Line: Oft I in my heart have said
Title: The Righteousness of Faith
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d474

A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church Including the Whole Collection of the Rev. J. Wesley #ad474

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d665

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d669

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d668

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #1008

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #432

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #279

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #279

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d482

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #192

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A Collection of Hymns #279

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A Collection of Hymns #191

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A Pocket Hymn Book #HXIV

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

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A Pocket Hymn-book #244

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A Pocket Hymn-Book #CCXLIV

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #443

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #443

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Hymns and Sacred Poems #179

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Hymns for Public Worship #181

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #432

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New Hymn and Tune book #371a

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New Hymn and Tune Book #371a

Pocket Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d206

Pocket Hymn Book, Designed as a Constant Companion. 25th ed. #d202

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d345

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The Heart and Voice #342b

The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #530

The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. Rev. #d223

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

Wesley Hymns #6

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