An original manuscript from the 7000 hymns written by Charles Wesley (1707-88), one of the founders of MethodismCharles Wesley, brother to John, wrote this and many similar hymns while in Bristol.

For example, how many remember that the Church of England did not allow the singing of hymns in church until 1820? Many ...

This is one of Charles Wesley’s finest and most widely sung hymns. It first appeared in 1747 and is based on a theme of Christian perfection. Various lines have been slightly altered over the ...

A prolific poet, Charles Wesley wrote more than 6000 hymns (among them 'Hark, the herald angels sing' and 'Love divine, all loves excelling') and is widely regarded as the greatest of all English hymn ...