Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Charles Wesley (1707 -1788)

English hymnist and leader of the English Methodist movement, with his older brother John Wesley (1703 – 1791). They were the son’s of an Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley (1662 – 1735).  He was the father of composer Samuel Wesley (1766 – 1837).

Charles Wesley was educated at Oxford, and went on to write over 6,000 hymns.

 

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