{"product_id":"1877-wesley-s-hymns-methodist-hymnal-with-tunes-by-rev-john-wesley","title":"1877 Wesley’s Hymns Methodist Hymnal with Tunes by Rev. John Wesley","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"325\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eItem Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"688\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"428\"\u003eA Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"431\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"442\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e Rev. John Wesley, M.A.\u003cbr data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"468\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"480\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e With a New Supplement – \u003cspan data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"527\"\u003eEdition with Tunes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"530\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"544\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e Wesleyan Conference Office, London\u003cbr data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"582\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"600\"\u003e1877\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"603\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"615\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e Original black cloth with gilt spine lettering\u003cbr data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"665\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"680\"\u003ePrinted in:\u003c\/span\u003e England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"916\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThis is an \u003cspan data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"753\"\u003eauthentic 19th-century Wesleyan Methodist hymnal\u003c\/span\u003e, complete with \u003cspan data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"789\"\u003emusical notation\u003c\/span\u003e, published in 1877. It is a well-used but complete copy, showing honest age and wear consistent with church or devotional use.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"963\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHistorical Background of the Book\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1238\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThis hymnal is part of the official Methodist tradition established in the 18th century and carried forward into the Victorian era. The original \u003cspan data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1131\"\u003eCollection of Hymns\u003c\/span\u003e was first issued in \u003cspan data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1160\"\u003e1780\u003c\/span\u003e and became one of the most influential hymn books in Protestant Christianity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1568\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe \u003cspan data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003e“Edition with Tunes”\u003c\/span\u003e reflects an important development in Methodist worship: the inclusion of \u003cspan data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1370\"\u003eprinted musical settings\u003c\/span\u003e rather than lyrics alone. By the late 19th century, congregational singing had become central to Methodist identity, and this format helped standardize worship across chapels in Britain and abroad.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1699\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThis 1877 edition represents the mature form of Wesleyan hymnody during the height of Methodism’s influence in Victorian England.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1742\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAbout John Wesley (1703–1791)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1921\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1759\"\u003eJohn Wesley\u003c\/span\u003e was the founder of the Methodist movement and one of the most significant figures in Christian history. An Anglican priest and Oxford scholar, Wesley emphasized:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"2055\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"1966\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1966\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePersonal faith and spiritual discipline\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"1996\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"1996\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSocial reform and charity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2055\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2055\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCongregational singing as a means of teaching theology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2336\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlthough many hymns were written by his brother \u003cspan data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2123\"\u003eCharles Wesley\u003c\/span\u003e, John Wesley carefully edited and compiled hymn collections, believing hymns were essential tools for spreading doctrine and devotion. 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