Sermons & Devotionals by Charles Wesley Hymns

All praise to Him Who dwells in bliss, Who made both day and night; Whose throne is darkness, in th’abyss Of uncreated light. Each thought and deed His piercing eyes With strictest search survey; The deepest shades no more disguise Than the full blaze of day. Whom Thou dost guard, O King of kings, N... Read More

All praise to our redeeming Lord, Who joins us by His grace; And bids us, each to each restored, Together seek His face. He bids us build each other up; And, gathered into one, To our high calling’s glorious hope, We hand in hand go on. The gift which He on one bestows, We all delight to prove; The ... Read More

All ye that pass by, To Jesus draw nigh: To you is it nothing that Jesus should die? Your ransom and peace, Your surety He is: Come, see if there ever was sorrow like His. For what you have done His blood must atone: The Father hath punished for you His dear Son. The Lord, in the day Of His anger, d... Read More

God, the offended God most high, Ambassadors to rebels sends; His messengers His place supply, And Jesus begs us to be friends. Us, in the stead of Christ, they pray, Us, in the stead of God, entreat, To cast our arms, our sins, away, And find forgiveness at His feet. Our God in Christ! Thine embass... Read More

And am I only born to die? And must I suddenly comply With nature’s stern decree? What after death for me remains? Celestial joys, or hellish pains, To all eternity? How then ought I on earth to live, While God prolongs the kind reprieve And props the house of clay? My sole concern, my single care, ... Read More

And are we yet alive, And see each other’s face? Glory and thanks to Jesus give For His almighty grace! Preserved by power divine To full salvation here, Again in Jesus’ praise we join And in His sight appear. What troubles have we seen, What mighty conflicts past, Fightings without, and fears withi... Read More

And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Savior’s blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain— For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? ’Tis mystery all: th’Im... Read More

And let our bodies part, To different climes repair; Inseparably joined in heart The friends of Jesus are. O let us still proceed In Jesus’ work below; And, following our triumphant Head, To further conquests go! The vineyard of the Lord Before His laborers lies; And lo! we see the vast reward Which... Read More

And let this feeble body fail, And let it droop and die; My soul shall quit the mournful vale, And soar to worlds on high; Shall join the disembodied saints, And find its long sought rest, That only bliss for which it pants, In my Redeemer’s breast. In hope of that immortal crown I now the cross sus... Read More

And must I be to judgment brought, And answer in that day, For every vain and idle thought, And every word I say? Yes, every secret of my heart, Shall shortly be made known, And I receive my just desert For all that I have done. How careful, then ought I to live, With what religious fear! Who such a... Read More

Arise, my soul, arise; shake off thy guilty fears; The bleeding sacrifice in my behalf appears: Before the throne my surety stands, Before the throne my surety stands, My name is written on His hands. He ever lives above, for me to intercede; His all redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead: His... Read More

Arm of the Lord, awake, awake! Thine own immortal strength put on! With terror clothed, hell’s kingdom shake, And cast Thy foes with fury down! As in the ancient days appear! The sacred annals speak Thy fame: Be now omnipotently near, To endless ages still the same. Thy arm, Lord, is not shortened n... Read More

Author of faith, eternal Word, Whose Spirit breathes the active flame; Faith like its finisher and Lord, Today as yesterday the same. To Thee our humble hearts aspire, And ask the gift unspeakable; Increase in us the kindled fire, In us the work of faith fulfill. By faith we know Thee strong to save... Read More

Awake, Jerusalem, awake! No longer in thy sins lie down; The garment of salvation take, Thy beauty and thy strength put on. Shake off the dust that blinds thy sight, And hides the promise from thine eyes; Arise, and struggle into light, The great Deliverer calls: Arise! Shake off the bands of sad de... Read More

Away with our sorrow and fear! We soon shall recover our home, The city of saints shall appear, The day of eternity come: From earth we shall quickly remove, And mount to our native abode, The house of our Father above, The palace of angels and God. Our mourning is all at an end, When, raised by the... Read More

Because Thou hast said, “Do this for My sake,” The mystical bread we gladly partake; We thirst for the Spirit that flows from above, And long to inherit Thy fullness of love. ’Tis here we look up and grasp at Thy mind, ’Tis here that we hope Thine image to find; The means of bestowing Thy gifts we e... Read More

Being of beings, God of love; To Thee our hearts we raise; Thy all sustaining power we prove, And gladly sing Thy praise. Thine, wholly Thine, we pant to be; Our sacrifice receive; Made, and preserved, and saved by Thee, To Thee ourselves we give. Heav’nward our every wish aspires, For all Thy mercy... Read More

Blest be the dear uniting love, That will not let us part! Our bodies may far off remove, We still are one in heart. Joined in one spirit to our Head, Where He appoints we go; And still in Jesus’ footsteps tread, And show His praise below. O may we ever walk in Him, And nothing know beside; Nothing ... Read More

low ye the trumpet, blow! The gladly solemn sound Let all the nations know, To earth’s remotest bound: Refrain The year of jubilee is come! The year of jubilee is come! Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. Jesus, our great high priest, Hath full atonement made, Ye weary spirits, rest; Ye mournful soul... Read More

By faith we find the place above, The Rock that rent in twain; Beneath the shade of divine love, And in the clefts remain. Jesus, to Thy dear wounds we flee, We sink into Thy side; Assured that all who trust in Thee Shall evermore abide. Then let the thundering trumpet sound, The latest lightning gl... Read More