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St. Paul's United Methodist Church
620 Romeo Street, Rochester MI 48307
Mailing Address:  PO Box 80307,
Rochester MI 48308

 

 

620 Romeo Street, Rochester, MI 48308     phone 248.651.9361  fax 248.651.7391

 

Charles Wesley at 300: A Poet With A Mission

Charles Wesley Tercentenary (1707-2007)

2007 marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of Charles Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism and the one of the most prolific and profound English-language sacred poets. One says that Methodism was born in song and certainly Charles Wesley is one of the primary reasons. He wrote literally thousands of hymns, many of which still are a vital part of Christian worship around the world: "Hark! the herald angels sing," "Christ the Lord is risen today," "O for a thousand tongues to sing," and "Love divine, all loves excelling," to name but a few.