John Wesley

1703-1791
 
Born: June 28, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.
Died: March 2, 1791, London, England.
Buried: City Road Chapel, London, England.

Methodism has at its roots one person whose vision, determination and faith inspired fellow seekers to re-assess their lives and renew their relationship with God. John Wesley challenged the religious assumptions of his day, urging those to whom he preached to "trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation" for the assurance that we are all forgiven through Christ.

When John Wesley was at Oxford University, he was part of a small group of students who held regular meetings for Bible study, prayer and Communion. This earned them the nickname "The Holy Club" or "Methodists".

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.

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Methodism has at its roots one person whose vision, determination and faith inspired fellow seekers to re-assess their lives and renew their relationship with God. John Wesley challenged the religious assumptions of his day, urging those to whom he preached to "trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation" for the assurance that we are all forgiven through Christ.

When John Wesley was at Oxford University, he was part of a small group of students who held regular meetings for Bible study, prayer and Communion. This earned them the nickname "The Holy Club" or "Methodists".

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.

John Wesley’s works include:

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

Hymns:

  1. How Happy Is the Pilgrim’s Lot
  2. We Lift Our Hearts to Thee
  3. Servant of God, Well Done!

Translations:

  1. Commit Thou All Thy Griefs
  2. Give to the Winds Thy Fears
  3. Into Thy Gracious Hands I Fall
  4. Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
  5. Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me (Jesus Christ, mein schönstes Licht)
  6. Lo, God Is Here!
  7. Now I Have Found the Ground Wherein
  8. O God, of Good the Unfathomed Sea
  9. O Thou to Whose All Searching Sight
  10. Thou Hidden Love of God

Methodism has at its roots one person whose vision, determination and faith inspired fellow seekers to re-assess their lives and renew their relationship with God. John Wesley challenged the religious assumptions of his day, urging those to whom he preached to "trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation" for the assurance that we are all forgiven through Christ.

When John Wesley was at Oxford University, he was part of a small group of students who held regular meetings for Bible study, prayer and Communion. This earned them the nickname "The Holy Club" or "Methodists".

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.

John Wesley’s works include:

  1. A Collection of Psalms and Hymns. Charlestown, 1737

  2. A Collection of Psalms and Hymns. London: printed in the year 1738

  3. A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, 1780

  4. Pocket Hymnbook for the Use of Christians of All Denominations, 1785

Hymns:

  1. How Happy Is the Pilgrim’s Lot

  2. We Lift Our Hearts to Thee

  3. Servant of God, Well Done!

Translations:

  1. Commit Thou All Thy Griefs

  2. Give to the Winds Thy Fears

  3. Into Thy Gracious Hands I Fall

  4. Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness

  5. Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me (Jesus Christ, mein schönstes Licht)

  6. Lo, God Is Here!

  7. Now I Have Found the Ground Wherein

  8. O God, of Good the Unfathomed Sea

  9. O Thou to Whose All Searching Sight

  10. Thou Hidden Love of God


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