Hymns · 1742
Come, let us join our friends above, The God of our salvation praise
Songwriter Charles Wesley
Made popular by Charles Wesley
Details
Hymnal / album
Hymns on God's Everlasting Love (second series)
Publisher
William Strahan
Copyright
Public Domain (Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. The publication year, if correct, suggests that this work may be in public domain in the U.S..)
Notes
This is a polemical poem written as part of a theological debate. Expository Songs does not recommend the use of polemical poems in corporate worship and does not endorse all sentiments in this poem. It is included for reference purposes only, to allow a more complete overview of the use of Scripture in Wesley's work. Introduced in Hymns on God's Everlasting Love (second series) (London: W. Strahan, 1742). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 3 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1869), page 93.
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Verses this song echoes or alludes toPsalm 23:3Psalm 63:8Psalm 68:19-20Isaiah 26:3Isaiah 41:10Isaiah 45:22Jeremiah 31:3Matthew 20:28John 1:29John 3:14-15John 3:16John 12:32Acts 17:28Romans 3:24Romans 7:18II Corinthians 5:14-15Ephesians 2:5Ephesians 2:8-9Philippians 2:13Philippians 2:13I Timothy 2:6Titus 2:1Titus 2:11Titus 3:5Hebrews 2:9Hebrews 4:13I Peter 1:19I John 2:2I John 4:8I John 4:16Revelation 20:6Revelation 21:8