Thy Church, O God, Shall Find Fulfilled

Thy Church, O God, shall find fulfilled

Author: Charles Wesley
Tune: [O weary soul the gate is near]
Published in 1 hymnal

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Thy Church, O God, shall find fulfilled
Thy sure prophetic word:
The Branch, the Man divine, shall build
The temple of the Lord;
The temple of the Lord are these
Who still in Christ abide,
’Till raised to perfect righteousness,
Are wholly sanctified.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #10649

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

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First Line: Thy Church, O God, shall find fulfilled
Title: Thy Church, O God, Shall Find Fulfilled
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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