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Sunday Worship: O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing: The Hymns of Charles Wesley

01/07/2018

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing: The Hymns of Charles Wesley

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday Worship, O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing: The Hymns of Charles Wesley

Live worship from Halifax Minster featuring hymns by Charles Wesley.

Live worship from Halifax Minster featuring lesser-known hymns by Charles Wesley sung by Halifax Choral Society.

"Methodism was born in song", so begins the Preface to the 1933 Methodist Hymn Book. The ability to communicate vast theological concepts in an appealing and accessible manner through hymns has firmly established hymnody as a central tenet of the Methodist movement. And this all began with one of the earliest leaders, Charles Wesley, arguably one of the greatest hymn-writers of all time with more than 6000 hymns to his name. 

In live worship from Halifax Minster, Halifax Choral Society brings new life to some of Charles Wesley's lesser known or forgotten texts as well as his more familiar hymns. The choir, directed by John Pryce-Jones celebrates its 200th anniversary this year and is accompanied by organist David Houlder.

The service is led by the vicar, the Revd Canon Hilary Barber and the preacher is the Revd Julie Lunn, Lecturer in Practical and Social Theology at Nazarene Theological College, Manchester.

Producer: Katharine Longworth.

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