Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley
Charles Wesleywas an English leader of the Methodist movement, most widely known for writing more than 6,000 hymns. Wesley was the son of Anglican cleric and poet Samuel Wesley and his wife Susanna Wesley, the younger brother of Methodist founder John Wesley and Anglican cleric Samuel Wesley the Younger, the father of musician Samuel Wesley and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth18 December 1707
life sea land
Lo! on a narrow neck of land, 'Twixt two unbounded seas, I stand. Secure, insensible.
past water soul
Jesu, lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me,O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last.
jesus peace kings
Oh for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace! My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad the honors of thy name. Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease; 'tis music in the sinner's ears, 'tis life, and health, and peace.
jesus christ gentle
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild...
jesus father race
He left His Father's throne above, (So free, so infinite His grace!) Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam's helpless race.
soul void my-soul
My soul is all an aching void.
self-esteem men race
How few young men realize that their success in life depends more upon what they are than upon what they know. It is self-esteem that has brought the race this far.
strong children pain
I feel a strong immortal hope, which bears my mournful spirit up beneath its mountain load; redeemed from death, and grief, and pain, I soon shall find my [child] again within the arms of God.
two long piety
Let us unite the two so long divided, knowledge and vital piety.
church streams divided
One family--we dwell in Him, One church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death.
death workmen carrie
God buries His workmen but carries on His work.
gone noise triumphant
God is gone up on high with a triumphant noise.
sky soul dying
A charge to keep I have, A God to glorify; A never dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky.
growing-up children confused
Our children will grow up confused, not respecting the Bible or anything else that is sacred.