Lo! He comes with clouds descending, Once for favoured sinners slain; Thousand thousand Saints attending Swell the triumph of His train.
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See the Gospel Church secure, And founded on a Rock! All her promises are sure; Her bulwarks who can shock? Count her every precious shrine; Tell, to after-ages tell, Fortified by power divine, The Church can never fail.
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Birth: | 18th December, 1707 |
Death: | 29th March, 1788 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Leader |
Charles Wesley was born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. He was a british leader of the Methodist movement. Charles Wesley is mostly remembered for the over 6,000 hymns he wrote. He ministered for part of his life in The New Room Chapel in Bristol. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. After graduating with a Masters' in classical languages and literature, Charles followed his father and brother into the church in 1735.
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