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J. Wesley: Charlestown 1736 / 7

John Wesley: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, Charlestown 1736 / 7

 

Xrefs:

RS-488 Awake, our souls; away, our fears (I.Watts)

RS-734 I'll praise my maker while I've breath (I.Watts)

RS-119 Sing to the Lord with joyful voice (I.Watts)

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J. Wesley: Psalms & Hymns, 1738 

John Wesley: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, (London) 1738

Contained 70 hymns, not all by Charles or John Wesley

(Julian, p.1259; No.1 in list) 

Xrefs:

RS-366 And can it be that I should gain

RS-705 Our God, our help in ages past (I.Watts)

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J.& C.Wesley: Hy's & Sacred Poems, 1739

John & Charles Wesley: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1739

Contained 139 hymns, not all by Charles or John Wesley.

(Julian, p.1259; No.2 in list)

Xrefs:

RS-366 And can it be that I should gain

RS-232 Christ the Lord is risen today

RS-252 Hail the day that sees him rise

RS-159 Hark! the herald angels sing

RS-506 Jesus, thy boundless love to me (JW)

RS-550 Put thou thy trust in God (JW)

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J.& C.Wesley: H's & Sacred Poems, 1740

John & Charles Wesley: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1740 

Contained 96 hymns (Julian, p.1259; No.3 in list)

Xrefs: 

RS-561 Christ, from whom all blessings flow

RS-380 Christ, whose glory fills the skies

RS-312 Come, Spirit, all our hearts inspire

(Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire)

RS-332 Jesus, lover of my soul

RS-285 O for a thousand tongues to sing 

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J.& C.Wesley: H's & Sacred Poems, 1742

John & Charles Wesley: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1742

Contained 155 hymns (Julian, p.1259; No.6 in list)

Xrefs:

RS-351 Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord

RS-500 Jesus, united by thy grace

RS-514 O for a heart to praise my God

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J.& C.Wesley: Psalms & Hymns, 1743

John & Charles Wesley: Collection of Psalms and Hymns, 1743

Contained 138 hymns (Julian, p.1259; No.10 in list)

Xref:

RS-299 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove (I.Watts)

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J.Wesley: Moral & Sacred Poems, 1744

John Wesley: Moral and Sacred Poems, 1744

A collection in 3 volumes (1002 pp. 12mo) of 213 hymns by various authors.

Xref: 

RS-657 Rejoice, the Lord is King

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J.& C.Wesley: ... Times of Trouble, 1744 

John & Charles Wesley: Hymns for Times of Trouble and Persecution, 1744

Contained 33 hymns (Julian, p.1259; No.13 in list)

Xref:

RS-293 Ye servants of God

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C. Wesley: Funeral Hymns, 1744

Charles Wesley: Funeral Hymns, 1744 

Contained 16 hymns (Julian, p.1259; No.16 in list) 

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J.& C.Wesley: ... Lord's Supper, 1745

John and Charles Wesley: Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 1745

Included an extract from Daniel Brevint's The Christian Sacrament and Sacrifice, 1673, on which most of the 166 hymns were based. See separate page about this.

A facsimile edition of the Wesleys' book has been printed by the Charles Wesley Society, Madison NJ, 1995.

A selection from the Wesleys' book was published by the Methodist Sacramental Fellowship 1936 (reprinted 1951).

Xrefs:

RS-440 Author of life divine

RS-315 Come, thou everlasting Spirit

RS-450 Jesus, we thus obey

RS-365 Rock of ages, cleft for me (A.Toplady)

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C. Wesley: ... Nativity, 1745

(a) Charles Wesley: Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord, 1745

(b) - do - Facsimile reprint, with introduction and notes by Frank Baker, Charles Wesley Society, Madison NJ, 1991

Contained 18 hymns (Julian, p.1259; No.14 in list - described there, perhaps erroneously, as the 1744 book. See introduction to Frank Baker's edition.)

(c) Charles Wesley: Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord, 1788 (last edition in C.W.'s lifetime)

Xrefs:

RS-138 Come, thou long-expected Jesus

RS-190 Let earth and heaven combine

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(The Rejoice & Sing Enchiridion:edited by David Goodall; last amended 18/6/02)