And Are We Yet Alive

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And are we yet alive

Author: Charles Wesley (1749)
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1 And are we yet alive,
And see each other's face?
Glory and praise to Jesus give
For His redeeming grace.

2 Preserved by power divine
To full salvation here,
Again in Jesus' praise we join,
And in His sight appear.

3 What troubles have we seen,
What conflicts have we passed,
Fightings without, and fears within,
Since we assembled last.

4 But out of all the Lord
Hath brought us by His love;
And still He doth His help afford,
And hides our life above.

5 Then let us make our boast
Of His redeeming power,
Which saves us to the uttermost,
Till we can sin no more.

6 Let us take up the cross
Till we the crown obtain;
And gladly reckon all things loss,
So we may Jesus gain.

Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #304

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Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

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First Line:	And are we yet alive
Title:	And Are We Yet Alive
Author:	Charles Wesley (1749)
Meter:	6.6.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 18 (23)

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An Nou Chanté! : Let's Sing! #55

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And are we yet alive? C. Wesley. [Meeting of Friends.] From his Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1749, vol. ii., No. 236, in 4 stanzas of 8 lines, and entitled, "At Meeting of Friends." The 3rd stanza is usually omitted, as in the 1780 edition of the Wesleyan Hymn Book, and the revised edition, 1875. It is commonly used as the opening hymn of the Wesleyan Conference. In all English-speaking countries it is a favourite hymn with the Methodist bodies, and in America especially it is included in the collections of various denominations. Original text, Poetical Works, 1868-72, vol. v. p 466.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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DENNIS (Nägeli)

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) arranged DENNIS and first published it in The Psaltery (1845), a hymnal he compiled with George. Webb (PHH 559). Mason attributed the tune to Johann G. Nageli (b. Wetzikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, 1773; d. Wetzikon, 1836) but included no source reference. Nageli presumably pu…

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SILVER STREET

Although this tune is widely attributed to Isaac Smith and was published in Smiths Collection of Psalm Tunes, London, ca. 1780, Smith does not claim to be the composer. The tune also appeared in other books of similar or earlier date. Southern Harmony, 1835 attributes the tune to J. Street. - From T…

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ST. THOMAS (Williams)

ST. THOMAS is actually lines 5 through 8 of the sixteen-line tune HOLBORN, composed by Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) and published in his Collection (1763, 1765) as a setting for Charles Wesley's text "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" (570). The harmonization is by Lowell Maso…

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