Comfortable Words: Church English

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Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending by Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley looks forward to the day when Jesus Christ will return to earth.

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Stupendous Height of Heavenly Love by Charles Wesley

A meditation on the birth of Christ, as the light of heaven come down to earth.

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Jesus, the Name High Over All by Charles Wesley

A short poem about the irresistible power of the Name of Jesus Christ, and its source in that mildest of images, the helpless lamb.

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Come Let Us Join Our Friends Above by Charles Wesley

A hymn urging Christians to think of those who have died as ever-present with us, in our worship, our prayers and our hearts.

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I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath by Isaac Watts

A summary in rhyming verse of Psalm 146, one of two psalms sung at every communion service in the East.

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O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing by Charles Wesley

A song of praise celebrating God’s redemption of man through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Hymns