Hymns · 1742
Come, let us who in Christ believe, our common Saviour 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 64.
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Verses this song echoes or alludes toGenesis 2:8-15Genesis 3:1-24Genesis 6:3Genesis 12:3Genesis 18:18Genesis 22:18Genesis 26:4Psalm 72:17Psalm 85:9Song of Solomon 2:4Jeremiah 31:3Ezekiel 18:23Ezekiel 18:32Ezekiel 33:11Ezekiel 33:19Jonah 2:9Matthew 20:28Mark 10:45Luke 18:37-38Luke 22:30Luke 24:29John 1:29John 3:16-19John 14:23Romans 3:24Romans 5:2Romans 5:12-14Romans 5:18Romans 8:32Romans 13:11I Corinthians 15:22II Corinthians 5:15Galatians 3:8Ephesians 1:6Colossians 3:12I Timothy 2:6Titus 2:11Hebrews 6:19Hebrews 9:12II Peter 3:9I John 2:2Revelation 5:6