ALL PRAISE TO OUR REDEEMING LORD – EMHB 745
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Tune: Locius
Bible Reference: Matthew 18 : 20
Introduction:
Charles Wesley was born just before Christmas in 1707. He was premature and neither cried nor opened his eyes until his due date when he opened his eyes and cried. He started school at age eight and at Nineteen he enrolled at Oxford University. At age thirty-one on Sunday, May 21st, 1738. Charles wrote “I now found myself at peace with God and rejoice in hope of loving Christ. I saw that by faith I stood”.
In 1747 Charles wrote this Hymn “All praise to our redeeming Lord, who joins us by His grace and bids us, each to each restored, together seek His face”.
This Hymn is directed to those that seek and those that have redemption in the blood of Jesus Christ.
The Hymn was a theme of the Holy Communion Service at Wesley’s Chapel in the morning. It is based on Matthew 18 : 20 “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them”. The Hymn ends with optimism saying “and if our fellowship below in Jesus be so sweet, what heights of rapture shall we know when round His throne we meet.
Charles met and wanted propose to Sally Giveynne, a beautiful girl half his age but he was penniless with no way of supporting a wife. That was when he decided to publish his Hymns and Sacred Poems as well as his Sermons and Journals hoping the royalties would provide an income. He however married Sally in April, 1749.
Charles eventually wrote about 6,000 Hymns some are still being sung today.
Please enjoy this Hymn with me.
EMHB 745
1. All praise to our redeeming Lord,
Who joins us by His grace,
And bids us, each to each restored,
Together seek His face.
2. He bids us build each other up;
And, gathered into one,
To our high calling’s glorious hope
We hand in hand go on.
3. The gift which He on one bestows,
We all delight to prove;
The grace through every vessel flows,
In purest streams of love.
4. Even now we think and speak the name,
And cordially agree;
Concentred all, through Jesus’ name,
In perfect harmony.
5. We all partake the joy of one,
The common peace we feel,
A peace to sensual minds unknown,
A joy unspeakable.
6. And if our fellowship below
In Jesus be so sweet,
What heights of rapture shall we know
When round His throne we meet.
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Tune: Locius
Bible Reference: Matthew 18 : 20
Introduction:
Charles Wesley was born just before Christmas in 1707. He was premature and neither cried nor opened his eyes until his due date when he opened his eyes and cried. He started school at age eight and at Nineteen he enrolled at Oxford University. At age thirty-one on Sunday, May 21st, 1738. Charles wrote “I now found myself at peace with God and rejoice in hope of loving Christ. I saw that by faith I stood”.
In 1747 Charles wrote this Hymn “All praise to our redeeming Lord, who joins us by His grace and bids us, each to each restored, together seek His face”.
This Hymn is directed to those that seek and those that have redemption in the blood of Jesus Christ.
The Hymn was a theme of the Holy Communion Service at Wesley’s Chapel in the morning. It is based on Matthew 18 : 20 “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them”. The Hymn ends with optimism saying “and if our fellowship below in Jesus be so sweet, what heights of rapture shall we know when round His throne we meet.
Charles met and wanted propose to Sally Giveynne, a beautiful girl half his age but he was penniless with no way of supporting a wife. That was when he decided to publish his Hymns and Sacred Poems as well as his Sermons and Journals hoping the royalties would provide an income. He however married Sally in April, 1749.
Charles eventually wrote about 6,000 Hymns some are still being sung today.
Please enjoy this Hymn with me.
EMHB 745
1. All praise to our redeeming Lord,
Who joins us by His grace,
And bids us, each to each restored,
Together seek His face.
2. He bids us build each other up;
And, gathered into one,
To our high calling’s glorious hope
We hand in hand go on.
3. The gift which He on one bestows,
We all delight to prove;
The grace through every vessel flows,
In purest streams of love.
4. Even now we think and speak the name,
And cordially agree;
Concentred all, through Jesus’ name,
In perfect harmony.
5. We all partake the joy of one,
The common peace we feel,
A peace to sensual minds unknown,
A joy unspeakable.
6. And if our fellowship below
In Jesus be so sweet,
What heights of rapture shall we know
When round His throne we meet.
Adesegun Akitoye
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