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==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' June 28, 1703, Ep­worth, Lin­coln­shire, Eng­land.
'''Born:''' June 28, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.
 
'''Died:''' March 2, 1791, Lon­don, Eng­land.


'''Died:''' March 2, 1791, London, England.


'''Biography'''
'''Biography'''
John and his brother Charles found­ed the movement which be­came the Meth­od­ist de­nom­in­a­tion. Charles was the main hymn­ist in the fam­i­ly, but John trans­lat­ed a num­ber of hymns (most­ly Ger­man) him­self. He be­gan stu­dy­ing the German lan­guage on board the ship Sim­mons, which car­ried him and Charles to Georg­ia in 1735. Al­so on the ship were 26 Ger­man Mo­ra­vian col­o­nists, and Wesley want­ed to be able to talk with them and share in their wor­ship servi­ces. <br>
Listen to and view lyrics of any of John Wesley&rsquo;s 40 hymns listed below at the [{{website|cyberhymnal}}/bio/w/e/s/wesley_j.htm Cyber Hymnal&trade;].


View [[wikipedia:Main_Page|Wikipedia]] article for '''[[wikipedia:John Wesley|John Wesley]]'''.
John and his brother [[Charles Wesley|Charles]] founded the {{w|Methodism|Methodist}} movement. Charles was the main hymnist in the family, but John translated a number of hymns (mostly German) himself. He began studying the German language on board the ship ''Simmons'', which carried him and Charles to Georgia in 1735. Also on the ship were 26 German Moravian colonists, and Wesley wanted to be able to talk with them and share in their worship services.


==List of choral works==
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==Settings of his literary work==
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===Hymns===
===Hymns===
*All Glory to the Eternal Three  
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*Commit Thou All Thy Griefs
*All Glory to the Eternal Three
*Eternal Depth of Love Di­vine
*[[Commit thou all thy griefs (Samuel Wesley)]]
*Extended on a Cursèd Tree  
*[[Eternal depth of love divine]]
*Give to the Winds Thy Fears  
*Extended on a Cursèd Tree
*High on His Ev­er­last­ing Throne
*Give to the Winds Thy Fears
*High on His Everlasting Throne
*What Shall We Offer Our Good Lord?
*What Shall We Offer Our Good Lord?
*High Praise to Thee, All Gra­cious God  
*High Praise to Thee, All Gracious God
*Ho­ly Lamb, Who Thee Re­ceive
*Holy Lamb, Who Thee Receive
*I Thank Thee, Uncreated Sun  
*[[How happy is the pilgrim's lot]]
*I Thirst, Thou Wound­ed Lamb of God  
*I Thank Thee, Uncreated Sun
*Into Thy Gra­cious Hands I Fall  
*I Thirst, Thou Wounded Lamb of God
*Jesu, Thy Soul Renew My Own  
*Into Thy Gracious Hands I Fall
*Jesu, to Thee My Heart I Bow  
*Jesu, Thy Soul Renew My Own
*Jesu, Whose Glory’s Streaming Rays  
*Jesu, to Thee My Heart I Bow
*Jesus, Thy Blood and Right­eous­ness
*Jesu, Whose Glory’s Streaming Rays
*Jesus, Thy Bound­less Love to Me  
*[[Jesu, thy blood and righteousness]]
*Lo, God Is Here!  
*Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me
*Meek, Patient Lamb of God, to Thee  
*Lo, God Is Here!
*Monarch of All, with Low­ly Fear  
*Meek, Patient Lamb of God, to Thee
*My Soul Be­fore Thee Pros­trate Lies  
*Monarch of All, with Lowly Fear
*Now I Have Found the Ground Where­in
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*O God, My God, My All Thou Art!  
*My Soul Before Thee Prostrate Lies
*O God of God, in Whom Combine  
*Now I Have Found the Ground Wherein
*O God, of Good the Un­fa­thomed Sea  
*O God, My God, My All Thou Art!
*O God Thou Bottomless Abyss  
*O God of God, in Whom Combine
*O God, What Offering Shall I Give  
*O God, of Good the Unfathomed Sea
*O Jesu, Source of Calm Repose  
*O God Thou Bottomless Abyss
*O Thou to Whose All Search­ing Sight  
*O God, What Offering Shall I Give
*O Thou Who All Things Canst Control  
*O Jesu, Source of Calm Repose
*O Thou Whom Sinners Love, Whose Care  
*O Thou to Whose All Searching Sight
*Regardless Now of Things Below  
*O Thou Who All Things Canst Control
*Shall I, for Fear of Fee­ble Man  
*O Thou Whom Sinners Love, Whose Care
*Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tow­er
*Regardless Now of Things Below
*Thine, Lord, Is Wis­dom, Thine Alone  
*Shall I, for Fear of Feeble Man
*Thou Hid­den Love of God  
*[[Ich will dich lieben, meine Stärke|Thee will I love, my strength, my tower]]
*Thou, Je­su, Art Our King  
*Thine, Lord, Is Wisdom, Thine Alone
*Thou Lamb of God, Thou Prince of Peace  
*Thou Hidden Love of God
*Thou, True and Only God  
*Thou, Jesu, Art Our King
*To Thee with Heart and Mouth I Sing  
*Thou Lamb of God, Thou Prince of Peace
*What Shall We Of­fer Our Good Lord
*Thou, True and Only God
 
*To Thee with Heart and Mouth I Sing
*What Shall We Offer Our Good Lord
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==List of translations==
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==Publications==
==Publications==
*1742 – {{NoComp|A Collection of Tunes Sung at the Foundery|John Wesley}}


==External links==
==External links==
* John Wesley’s hymns at the [{{website|cyberhymnal}}/bio/w/e/s/wesley_j.htm Cyber Hymnal].


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Latest revision as of 10:57, 26 November 2020

Life

Born: June 28, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.

Died: March 2, 1791, London, England.

Biography

John and his brother Charles founded the MethodistLink to the English Wikipedia article movement. Charles was the main hymnist in the family, but John translated a number of hymns (mostly German) himself. He began studying the German language on board the ship Simmons, which carried him and Charles to Georgia in 1735. Also on the ship were 26 German Moravian colonists, and Wesley wanted to be able to talk with them and share in their worship services.

View the Wikipedia article on John Wesley.

Settings of his literary work

Settings of text by John_Wesley

Hymns

  • My Soul Before Thee Prostrate Lies
  • Now I Have Found the Ground Wherein
  • O God, My God, My All Thou Art!
  • O God of God, in Whom Combine
  • O God, of Good the Unfathomed Sea
  • O God Thou Bottomless Abyss
  • O God, What Offering Shall I Give
  • O Jesu, Source of Calm Repose
  • O Thou to Whose All Searching Sight
  • O Thou Who All Things Canst Control
  • O Thou Whom Sinners Love, Whose Care
  • Regardless Now of Things Below
  • Shall I, for Fear of Feeble Man
  • Thee will I love, my strength, my tower
  • Thine, Lord, Is Wisdom, Thine Alone
  • Thou Hidden Love of God
  • Thou, Jesu, Art Our King
  • Thou Lamb of God, Thou Prince of Peace
  • Thou, True and Only God
  • To Thee with Heart and Mouth I Sing
  • What Shall We Offer Our Good Lord

List of translations


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Publications

External links