Jared, I thoroughly enjoyed your video on Charles Wesley. The one that stayed in my imagination though is Charles Wesley's last ever hymn written on his deathbed called "In Age and Feebleness Extreme" where he wrote: – * In age and feebleness extreme, – * Who shall a helpless worm redeem? – * Jesus, my only hope Thou art, – * Strength of my failing flesh and heart: – * O could I catch one smile from Thee, – * And drop into eternity! – And you know how I know about it? Through the Christian songwriter Matt Redman who wrote "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)". Take this beautiful live performance at Royal Albert Hall and wait till the middle of his song at minute 2:50 where Matt Redman brings up Charles Wesley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtL_xeRoyVU Through Matt Redman, I had this great admiration for Charles Wesley. So I was kind of expecting till the end of your video that you mention this hymn "In Age and Feebleness Extreme" that he wrote on his deathbed becoming his farewell hymn. I know if he has written close to 9000 hymns some will slip. But this one "In Age and Feebleness Extreme" was so special . Jared, you even put a picture of Charles Wesley on his deathbed. It would have been great to end your video on him by telling about this story that he served the Lord till his last breath with a parting hymn. God bless him and my thanks to this awesome man Matt Redman for his testimony. And my thanks to you Jared, what a beautiful series of videos you are spreading around about our beloved hymns with so much love and dedication.
I heard that Charles Wesley would go to the taverns, factories and coal mines and listen to the songs that the common folk were singing. Then he would take samples of what he heard and then collaborated with composers to craft out Hymns with melody lines that were very similar to the kinds of songs that the common people were singing. Do you know anything about that? Can you elaborate if you do?
Thank you, Jared, for this piece on Charles Wesley. It was both informative and interesting, and I like your idea of highlighting the hymn writers of our faith. I do not know if you are familiar with John R. Tyson’s “ Charles Wesley: A Reader.” If not, I certainly commend it to you. It is filled with fascinating material: hymns, sermon fragments, letters, etc., and you get not only a picture of the times, but also of the personalities of those times: brother John, George Whitefield, Peter Bohler, etc. Most interesting is the background and context of his hymns. As a little known fact, the famous hymn we sing “O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing” is not the first verse in that hymn found in the Methodist Hymnal, it is actually the 7th verse, and the whole text is 18 verses! (Both the background and all the verses can be found on pages 107-109 of the book). Again, I think you’d find this most interesting!
I think the real reason why Charles Wesley may be the most important Weseley of Methodism is due to the fact that John Wesley didn't leave behind a systematic theology (he was a practical theologian). It has been often said that if you want to know the theology of Methodism, look to the Hymns of Charles Wesley.
Charles Wesley’s hymns is one of the main reasons I left modern churches and joined Church of England! Honestly, he was a proper Jesus freak😄💪🏻 Some of his hymns are mind blowing, including my favourite one O For A Thousand Tongues!
What's your favorite Charles Wesley hymn?
Ready for ISAAC WATTS!!! LET'S GO!!!
Many people believe that "And can it be" was the hymn he began writing immediately after his conversion
Love the new series. My favorite hymn writer is Fanny Crosby.
my favorite hymn writer is keith getty for sure
I didn't know any of this, thank you for sharing! So interesting to listen to 😍
It’s so hard to choose the BEST hymn writer, but it’s even harder to choose the best Wesley hymn! I didn’t even know that he wrote all of those.
Jared, I thoroughly enjoyed your video on Charles Wesley. The one that stayed in my imagination though is Charles Wesley's last ever hymn written on his deathbed called "In Age and Feebleness Extreme" where he wrote:
–
* In age and feebleness extreme,
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* Who shall a helpless worm redeem?
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* Jesus, my only hope Thou art,
–
* Strength of my failing flesh and heart:
–
* O could I catch one smile from Thee,
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* And drop into eternity!
–
And you know how I know about it? Through the Christian songwriter Matt Redman who wrote "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)". Take this beautiful live performance at Royal Albert Hall and wait till the middle of his song at minute 2:50 where Matt Redman brings up Charles Wesley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtL_xeRoyVU Through Matt Redman, I had this great admiration for Charles Wesley. So I was kind of expecting till the end of your video that you mention this hymn "In Age and Feebleness Extreme" that he wrote on his deathbed becoming his farewell hymn. I know if he has written close to 9000 hymns some will slip. But this one "In Age and Feebleness Extreme" was so special . Jared, you even put a picture of Charles Wesley on his deathbed. It would have been great to end your video on him by telling about this story that he served the Lord till his last breath with a parting hymn. God bless him and my thanks to this awesome man Matt Redman for his testimony. And my thanks to you Jared, what a beautiful series of videos you are spreading around about our beloved hymns with so much love and dedication.
Charles Wesley is my ancestor and I look like him a bit
Very good info.
Excellent video mate, God bless from Melbourne 👍
I heard that Charles Wesley would go to the taverns, factories and coal mines and listen to the songs that the common folk were singing. Then he would take samples of what he heard and then collaborated with composers to craft out Hymns with melody lines that were very similar to the kinds of songs that the common people were singing. Do you know anything about that? Can you elaborate if you do?
Thank you, Jared, for this piece on Charles Wesley. It was both informative and interesting, and I like your idea of highlighting the hymn writers of our faith. I do not know if you are familiar with John R. Tyson’s “ Charles Wesley: A Reader.” If not, I certainly commend it to you. It is filled with fascinating material: hymns, sermon fragments, letters, etc., and you get not only a picture of the times, but also of the personalities of those times: brother John, George Whitefield, Peter Bohler, etc. Most interesting is the background and context of his hymns. As a little known fact, the famous hymn we sing “O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing” is not the first verse in that hymn found in the Methodist Hymnal, it is actually the 7th verse, and the whole text is 18 verses! (Both the background and all the verses can be found on pages 107-109 of the book). Again, I think you’d find this most interesting!
Blessings on your music ministry!
Douglas Bond
I think the real reason why Charles Wesley may be the most important Weseley of Methodism is due to the fact that John Wesley didn't leave behind a systematic theology (he was a practical theologian). It has been often said that if you want to know the theology of Methodism, look to the Hymns of Charles Wesley.
As a Scottish Presbyterian, I have sung so many of Wesley's hymns but I think my favourite is Jesus, lover of my soul. Blessings, Jenny.
Very informative! 😃🙏
Charles Wesley’s hymns is one of the main reasons I left modern churches and joined Church of England! Honestly, he was a proper Jesus freak😄💪🏻 Some of his hymns are mind blowing, including my favourite one O For A Thousand Tongues!
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