The United Methodist News Service has done a piece about an ecumenical celebration in England of the life and hymn texts of Charles Wesley. He was the brother of John Wesley, founder of Methodism ...

Look into the classic Christmas hymn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing — full lyrics, background on Charles Wesley, and more.

Hymn writer Charles Wesley, the younger and less celebrated of two brothers whose work led to the forming of the Methodist Church, is being honored at a London exhibition celebrating the 300th ...

Charles Wesley quickly earned admiration for his ability to capture universal Christian experience in memorable verse. ... [Charles Wesley was] the greatest hymn-writer of all ages." ...

The hymns of Charles Wesley will come to life at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mount Gretna Campmeeting, with a little help from Wesley himself.

An original manuscript from the 7000 hymns written by Charles Wesley (1707-88), one of the founders of Methodism Charles Wesley, brother to John, wrote this and many similar hymns while in Bristol.

In fact, the hymns of Charles Wesley are replete with references to love. At Easter, Christians around the world repeat the words of his most famous composition, “Christ the Lord is Risen Today ...

He published more than 6,500 hymns, including the carols ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ and ‘Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending’. Wesley’s hymns are considered to have been extremely influential not ...

Many believe the denomination's founders, John and Charles Wesley, based their hymns on tavern tunes that were popular in 18th century England.

Today we continue our examination of hymnody as poetry, with a particular look at “the old gallery style hymn of the nonconformist Methodist churches in England.”Though they died as faithful Anglican ...