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 Charles Wesley (1707 - 1788)
Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker Charles Wesley in text and pdf format. Was an English hymn writer, poet, and preacher who wrote over 5,500 hymns including And Can It Be That I Should Gain?, O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing, and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. A leader of the Methodist movement with his brother John Wesley.
Wesley's conversion had a clear impact on his doctrine, especially the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. The change in doctrine can be seen in his sermons after 1738, but is most notable in his hymns written after 1738. From Charles published work Hymns and Prayers to the Trinity and in Hymn number 62 he writes The Holy Ghost in part we know, For with us He resides, Our whole of good to Him we owe, Whom by His grace he guides, He doth our virtuous thoughts inspire, The evil he averts, And every seed of good desire, He planted in our hearts.
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HARK the herald-angels sing "Glory to the new-born King
1HARK the herald-angels sing "Glory to the new-born King, Peace on earth, and mercy mild; God and sinners reconciled."
2Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold him come, Offspring of a virgin's womb!
3Veil ... read more
HARK! a voice divides the sky
1HARK! a voice divides the sky, Happy are the faithful dead! In the Lord who sweetly die, They from all their toils are freed; Them the Spirit hath declared Blest, unutterably blest; Jesus is their great reward, Jesus is their endless rest.
2Followed b ... read more
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
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Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new born King,
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful, all ye nations rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with th' angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Be ... read more
HARK, how the watchmen cry, Attend the trumpet's sound!
1HARK, how the watchmen cry, Attend the trumpet's sound! Stand to your arms, the foe is nigh, The powers of hell surround: Who bow to Christ's command, Your arms and hearts prepare! The day of battle is at hand! Go forth to glorious war!
2See on the mo ... read more
HE comes! he comes! the Judge severe
1HE comes! he comes! the Judge severe, The seventh trumpet speaks him near; His lightnings flash, his thunders roll, How welcome to the faithful soul!
2From heaven angelic voices sound, See the almighty Jesus crowned, Girt with omnipotence and grace! A ... read more
HE wills that I should holy be, That holiness I long to feel
1HE wills that I should holy be, That holiness I long to feel; That full divine conformity To all my Saviour's righteous will.
2See, Lord, the travail of thy soul Accomplished in the change of mine, And plunge me, every whit made whole, In all the dept ... read more
Head Of Thy Church, Whose Spirit Fills
1 Head of thy church, whose Spirit fills,
And flows through every faithful soul
Unites in mystic love, and seals
Them one, and sanctifies the whole;
2 Less than the least of saints, I join
My littleness of faith to theirs;
O King of all, ... read more
HEAR thou my prayer, O Lord, And listen to my cry
1HEAR thou my prayer, O Lord, And listen to my cry: Remember now thy faithful word, And graciously reply. Do not in judgment rise Thy servant's life to scan; For righteous in thy spotless eyes Is found no living man.
2I stretch my longing hands Towards ... read more
HEARKEN to the solemn voice
1HEARKEN to the solemn voice, The awful midnight cry; Waiting souls, rejoice, rejoice, And see the Bridegroom nigh; Lo! he comes to keep his word, Light and joy his looks impart; Go ye forth to meet your Lord, And meet him in your heart.
2Ye who faint ... read more
HEAVENLY Father, sovereign Lord, Ever faithful to thy word
1HEAVENLY Father, sovereign Lord, Ever faithful to thy word, Humbly we our seal set to, Testify that thou art true. Lo! for us the wilds are glad, All in cheerful green arrayed, Opening sweets they all disclose, Bud and blossom as the rose.
2Hark! the ... read more
HEAVY on me, O Lord, thy judgments lie
1HEAVY on me, O Lord, thy judgments lie: And curst I am, for God neglects my cry; O Lord, in darkness, in despair I groan; And every place is hell; for God is gone! O Lord arise, and let thy beams control These horrid clouds that press my frighted soul, O ... read more
HELP us, Lord! each hour of need Thy heavenly succour give
1HELP us, Lord! each hour of need Thy heavenly succour give; Help us in thought, and word, and deed, Each hour on earth we live.
2O help us when our spirits bleed With contrite anguish sore; And when our hearts are cold and dead, O help us, Lord, the m ... read more
HELP, Lord! the busy foe Is as a flood come in!
1HELP, Lord! the busy foe Is as a flood come in! Lift up a standard, and o'erthrow The soul-distracting sin: This sudden tide of care Roll back, O God, from me, Nor let the rapid current bear My soul away from thee.
2The praying Spirit breathe, The wat ... read more
HELP, Lord, to whom for help I fly
1HELP, Lord, to whom for help I fly, And still my tempted soul stand by, Throughout the evil day; The sacred watchfulness impart, And keep the issues of my heart, And stir me up to pray.
2My soul with thy whole armour arm; In each approach of sin alarm ... read more
HIGH above every name, Jesus, the great I AM!
1HIGH above every name, Jesus, the great I AM! Bows to Jesus every knee, Things in heaven, and earth, and hell; Saints adore him, demons flee, Fiends, and men, and angels feel!
2He left his throne above, Emptied of all but love: Whom the heavens cannot ... read more
HIGH in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines
1HIGH in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs.
2For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep; Wise are the wonders of thy hand ... read more
HIS name is Jesus Christ the Just, My Advocate with God
1HIS name is Jesus Christ the Just, My Advocate with God; In him alone I put my trust Who bought me with his blood; A sinner of the Gentiles, I My pardoning Lord embrace, And on his only name rely For all his depths of grace.
2A sinner still, though sa ... read more
HO! every one
1HO! every one that thirsts, draw nigh! ('Tis God invites the fallen race) Mercy and free salvation buy; Buy wine, and milk, and gospel grace.
2Come to the living waters, come! Sinners, obey your Maker's call; Return, ye weary wanderers, home, And find ... read more
HOLY as thou, O Lord, is none! Thy holiness is all thy own
1HOLY as thou, O Lord, is none! Thy holiness is all thy own; A drop of that unbounded sea Is ours, a drop derived from thee.
2And when thy purity we share, Thy only glory we declare; And humbled into nothing own, Holy and pure is God alone.
3Sole, s ... read more
HOLY Lamb, who thee confess, Followers of thy holiness
1HOLY Lamb, who thee confess, Followers of thy holiness, Thee they ever keep in view, Ever ask, "What shall we do" Governed by thy only will, All thy words we would fulfil, Would in all thy footsteps go, Walk as Jesus walked below.
2While thou didst on ... read more
HOLY Lamb, who thee receive, Who in thee begin to live
1HOLY Lamb, who thee receive, Who in thee begin to live, Day and night they cry to thee, As thou art, so let us be!
2Jesu, see my panting breast! See I pant in thee to rest! Gladly would I now be clean, Cleanse me now from every sin.
3Fix, O fix my ... read more
Holy Spirit
1 Jesus, we on the word depend,
Spoken by thee while present here,
"The Father in my name shall send
The Holy Ghost, the Comforter."
2 That promise made to Adam's race,
Now, Lord, in us, even us, fulfill;
And give the Spirit of thy gr ... read more
HOLY, and true, and righteous Lord, I wait to prove thy perfect will
1HOLY, and true, and righteous Lord, I wait to prove thy perfect will, Be mindful of thy gracious word, And stamp me with thy Spirit's seal.
2Open my faith's interior eye, Display thy glory from above; And all I am shall sink and die, Lost in astonishm ... read more
HOLY, holy, holy Lord, God the father, and the Word
1HOLY, holy, holy Lord, God the father, and the Word. God the Comforter, receive Blessings more than we can give! Mixed with those beyond the sky, Chanters to the Lord most high, We our hearts and voices raise, Echoing thy eternal praise.
2One, inexpli ... read more
HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
1HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee, Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!
2Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around ... read more
HOW are the Gentiles all on fire! Why rage they with vain menacing 'Gainst God, and his Anointed King"
1HOW are the Gentiles all on fire! Why rage they with vain menacing 'Gainst God, and his Anointed King" Earth's haughty potentates conspire; Break we (say they) their servile bands, And cast their cords from our free hands.
2But God from his celestial ... read more
HOW blest is he who ne'er consents By ill advice to walk
1HOW blest is he who ne'er consents By ill advice to walk; Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor sits Where men profanely talk.
2But makes the perfect law of God His study and delight; Devoutly reads therein by day, And meditates by night.
3Like some fai ... read more
HOW can a sinner know
1HOW can a sinner know His sins on earth forgiven How can my gracious Saviour show My name inscribed in heaven What we have felt and seen, With confidence we tell; And publish to the sons of men The signs infallible.
2We who in Christ believe That he f ... read more
How Can We Sinners Know
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How can we sinners know
our sins on earth forgiven?
How can my gracious Savior show
my name inscribed in heaven?
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What we have felt and seen,
with confidence we tell,
and publish to the ends of earth
the signs infallible.
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... read more
HOW do thy mercies close me round! For ever be thy name adored!
1HOW do thy mercies close me round! For ever be thy name adored! I blush in all things to abound; The servant is above his Lord!
2Inured to poverty and pain, A suffering life my Master led; The Son of God, the Son of man, He had not where to lay his he ... read more
HOW good and pleasant 'tis to see, When brethren cordially agree
1HOW good and pleasant 'tis to see, When brethren cordially agree, And kindly think and speak the same! A family of faith and love, Combined to seek the things above, And spread the common Saviour's fame.
The God of grace, who all invites, Who in our u ... read more
HOW happy are the little flock
1HOW happy are the little flock, Who, safe beneath their guardian Rock, In all commotions rest! When war's and tumult's waves run high, Removed above the storm they lie, They lodge in Jesu's breast.
2Such happiness, O Lord, have we, By mercy gathered i ... read more
HOW happy are we Who in Jesus agree To expect his return from above!
1HOW happy are we Who in Jesus agree To expect his return from above! We sit under our Vine, And delightfully join In the praise of his excellent love.
2How pleasant and sweet, In his name when we meet, Is his fruit to our spiritual taste! We are banqu ... read more
HOW happy is the pilgrim's lot! How free from every anxious thought
1HOW happy is the pilgrim's lot! How free from every anxious thought, From worldly hope and fear! Confined to neither court nor cell, His soul disdains on earth to dwell, He only sojourns here.
2This happiness in part is mine, Already saved from self-d ... read more
HOW happy, gracious Lord! are we Divinely drawn to follow thee
1HOW happy, gracious Lord! are we Divinely drawn to follow thee, Whose hours divided are Betwixt the mount and multitude; Our day is spent in doing good, Our night in praise and prayer.
2With us no melancholy void, No period lingers unemployed, Or unim ... read more
HOW long wilt thou forget me, Lord Wilt thou for ever hide thy face Leave me unchanged
1HOW long wilt thou forget me, Lord Wilt thou for ever hide thy face Leave me unchanged, and unrestored, An alien from the life of grace
2How long shall l inquire within, And seek thee in my heart, in vain, Vexed with the dire remains of sin, Galled wi ... read more
How lovely are thy tents, O Lord! Where'er thou choosest to record Thy name
1How lovely are thy tents, O Lord! Where'er thou choosest to record Thy name, or place thy house of prayer, My soul outflies the angel-choir, And faints, o'erpowered with strong desire, To meet thy special presence there.
2Happy the men to whom 'tis gi ... read more
HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are!
1HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! With strong desire my spirit faints To meet the assemblies of thy saints.
2Blest are the saints that sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty; Thy brightest glories shine above, And ... read more
HOW shall a lost sinner in pain Recover his forfeited peace
1HOW shall a lost sinner in pain Recover his forfeited peace When brought into bondage again, What hope of a second release Will mercy itself be so kind To spare such a rebel as me And O! can I possibly find Such plenteous redemption in thee
2O Jesus! ... read more
HOW shall I walk my God to please
1HOW shall I walk my God to please, And spread content and happiness O'er all beneath my care A pattern to my household give, And as a guardian angel live, As Jesu's messenger
2The opposite extremes I see, Remissness and severity, And know not how to s ... read more
HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear!
1HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.
2It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary rest.
3De ... read more
HOW weak the thoughts, and vain, Of self-deluding men!
1HOW weak the thoughts, and vain, Of self-deluding men! Men who, fixed to earth alone, Think their houses shall endure, Fondly call their lands their own, To their distant heirs secure.
2How happy then are we, Who build, O Lord, on thee What can our fo ... read more
I AND my house will serve the Lord
1I AND my house will serve the Lord: But first obedient to his word I must myself appear; By actions, words, and tempers show, That I my heavenly Master know, And serve with heart sincere.
2I must the fair example set; From those that on my pleasure wa ... read more
I ASK the gift of righteousness, The sin-subduing power
1I ASK the gift of righteousness, The sin-subduing power, Power to believe, and go in peace, And never grieve thee more.
2I ask the blood-bought pardon sealed, The liberty from sin, The grace infused, the love revealed, The kingdom fixed within.
3Th ... read more
I KNOW that my Redeemer lives, And ever prays for me
1I KNOW that my Redeemer lives, And ever prays for me; A token of his love he gives, A pledge of liberty.
2I find him lifting up my head, He brings salvation near, His presence makes me free indeed, And he will soon appear.
3He wills that I should h ... read more
I LONG to behold Him arrayed With glory and light from above
1I LONG to behold Him arrayed With glory and light from above, The King in his beauty displayed, His beauty of holiest love: I languish and sigh to be there, Where Jesus hath fixed his abode; O when shall we meet in the air, And fly to the mountain of God ... read more
I PRAISE thee, Lord, who o'er my foes Hast raised my head in triumph high
1I PRAISE thee, Lord, who o'er my foes Hast raised my head in triumph high, Not slow to mark my secret woes, Not deaf to my desponding cry. I praise thee, Lord; my heart was faint, My feet were sinking to the grave, But thou wast nigh to hear my plaint, T ... read more
I SEEM desirous to repent, But cannot without thee Soften this hard heart
1I SEEM desirous to repent, But cannot without thee Soften this hard heart, or lament My own obduracy; Gladly I would thy word believe, My dear Redeemer know, But neither can rejoice, nor grieve, Till thou the power bestow.
2I would more sensibly distr ... read more
I SOON shall hear thy quickening voice
1I SOON shall hear thy quickening voice, Shall always pray, give thanks, rejoice; (This is thy will and faithful word) My Spirit meek, my will resigned, Lowly as thine shall be my mind, The servant shall be as his Lord.
2Already, Lord, I feel thy power ... read more
I THIRST, thou wounded Lamb of God
1I THIRST, thou wounded Lamb of God, To wash me in thy cleansing blood, To dwell within thy wounds; then pain Is sweet, and life or death is gain.
2Take my poor heart, and let it be For ever closed to all but thee! Seal thou my breast, and let me we; T ... read more
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