Charles Wesley

Methodist Hymn Writer English 1707 – 1788

Methodist minister; wrote thousands of hymns.

419 quotes

"O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise"
Faith
"Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven to earth come down"
Love
"God is working his purpose out as year succeeds to year"
Faith
"The whole creation travaileth and groaneth until now"
Nature
"Come, sinners, to the gospel feast, let every soul be Jesus' guest"
Faith
"Happy the man whose hopes rely on Israel's God"
Hope
"Jesu, lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly"
Love
"Wrestling Jacob, let me see Jesus, I will not let thee go"
Courage
"All praise to our redeeming Lord who joins us all in one"
Faith
"Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King"
Faith
"Love is the sweetest emotion and the strongest motivation"
Love
"Grace is the work of God within us, not the gift of God upon us"
Faith
"What is faith if not the belief in things hoped for but not yet seen"
Faith
"Through all eternity to thee a joyful song I'll raise"
Happiness
"True religion is the love of God and love of our neighbors"
Faith
"Knowledge without love is like a bell without a clapper"
Knowledge
"The greatest work of God is the transformation of the human heart"
Faith
"In Christ there is no east or west, in him no south or north"
Faith
"Our God is love, and all his saints his image shall adore"
Faith
"Let us run the race before us, keeping eyes upon the prize"
Perseverance
"Time once lost cannot be recovered by any diligence"
Time
"Life is precious only as it leads us to something beyond itself"
Life
"The pursuit of happiness without God leads to emptiness"
Happiness
"Success in life comes not from external achievements but internal peace"
Success
"True friendship is founded on the recognition of our common humanity"
Friendship
"Family bonds are the strongest ties that connect us to this world"
Family
"Hope is the anchor of the soul, firm and secure"
Hope
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but faith despite fear"
Courage
"Change is the only constant in a world governed by the eternal"
Change
"Education shapes not just the mind but the character of the soul"
Education