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

Later John accompanied his brother Charles to America and published his first ... A prolific poet, Charles Wesley wrote more than 6000 hymns (among them 'Hark, the herald angels sing' and 'Love divine ...

John Wesley died in London in 1791 at the age of 87. His searching heart had been “strangely warmed” and became a blazing ...