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"And Can It Be That I Should Gain?" is a Christian hymn written by Charles Wesley in 1738 to celebrate his conversion, which he regarded as having taken place on 21 May of that year. [1] The hymn celebrates personal salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus , and is one of the most popular Methodist hymns today.
Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English Anglican cleric and a principal leader of the Methodist movement. Wesley was a prolific hymnwriter who wrote over 6,500 hymns during his lifetime. [2]
The lyrics of the hymn would be included in pieces of artwork that would adorn Anglican churches around the world. [10] Though by the 1950s to 1970s, the hymn lost popularity as a Christmas carol, it was still held in high regard as a hymn with a pleasing positive message. [ 11 ]
The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement II (1993) [411] Songs for the World: Hymns by Charles Wesley (2001) [412] The Faith We Sing (supplement to The United Methodist Hymnal, 2001) [413] Rock of Ages A Worship and Songbook for Retirement Living (2002) [414] Peace be with You: collection of hymns for the Russian United Methodist Church ...
An engraving of an 1882 painting recreating Asbury's ordination as bishop at the Christmas Conference. The Christmas Conference was an historic founding conference of the newly independent Methodists within the United States held just after the American Revolution at Lovely Lane Chapel in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1784.
Collins says, "Going over to the organ, Harrington again studied the words to 'There's a Song in the Air'. This time he read them aloud, forming a tune around each phrase. As his fingers touched the keyboard, a melody came to life." In 1905, in The Methodist Hymnal the words and music become one and were sent to churches around the globe.
The song was included, as "Jesous Ahatonia", on Burl Ives's 1952 album Christmas Day in the Morning and was later released as a Burl Ives single under the title "Indian Christmas Carol". Bruce Cockburn has also recorded a rendition of the song in the original Huron. Tom Jackson performed this song during his annual Huron Carole tour.
Hymns and Psalms was the primary hymnbook of the Methodist Church of Great Britain from 1983 until 2010. The hymnbook was first published by the Methodist Publishing House in 1983, to replace the Methodist Hymn-Book, which was published soon after the unification of the Methodist Church in 1933.