Music & Hymns

John Wesley

Biography

John Wesley (1703-1791). Painted in Tewksbury, England, 1771, artist unknown.

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

Died:March 2, 1791, London, England.

Buried:City Road Chapel, London, England.

John and his brother Charles founded the Methodist Church. 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.

Wesley’s works include:

  • A Collection of Psalms and Hymns. Charlestown, 1737
  • A Collection of Psalms and Hymns. London: printed in the year 1738
  • A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, 1780
  • Pocket Hymnbook for the Use of Christians of All Denominations, 1785

Featured Music & Hymns

  1. 1
    How Happy Is the Pilgrim’s Lot
  2. 2
    We Lift Our Hearts to Thee
  3. 3
    Servant of God, Well Done!
  4. 4
    Commit Thou All Thy Griefs
  5. 5
    Give to the Winds Thy Fears
  6. 6
    Into Thy Gracious Hands I Fall
  7. 7
    Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
  8. 8
    Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me
  9. 9
    Lo, God Is Here!
  10. 10
    Now I Have Found the Ground Wherein
  11. 11
    O God, of Good the Unfathomed Sea
  12. 12
    O Thou to Whose All Searching Sight
  13. 13
    Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower
  14. 14
    Thou Hidden Love of God

Hymns supplied through the gracious generosity of the Cyber Hymnal Website