Love Divine, All Loves Excelling<\/b><\/i>\u00a0is a\u00a0Christian\u00a0hymn\u00a0by\u00a0Charles Wesley\u00a0with a theme of \u201cChristian perfection.\u201d[<\/sup>Judging by general repute, it is among Wesley\u2019s finest:\u00a0\u201cjustly famous and beloved, better known than almost any other hymn of Charles Wesley.\u201d Judging by its distribution, it is also among his most successful: by the end of the 19th century, it is found in 15 of the 17 hymn books consulted by the authors of\u00a0Lyric Studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nOn a larger scale, it is found almost universally in general collections of the past century, including not only\u00a0Methodist\u00a0and\u00a0Anglican\u00a0hymn books and commercial and ecumenical collections, but also hymnals published by\u00a0Reformed,\u00a0Presbyterian,\u00a0Baptist,\u00a0Brethren,\u00a0Seventh-day Adventist,\u00a0Lutheran,\u00a0Congregationalist,\u00a0Pentecostal, and\u00a0Roman Catholic\u00a0traditions, among others including the\u00a0Churches of Christ.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nRead on for some background on the text and the different variations on the words. And enjoy this great rendition from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This weekend our music director at my parish has this pegged for our Entrance Hymn for this last Sunday before Lent. Wikipedia notes: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling\u00a0is a\u00a0Christian\u00a0hymn\u00a0by\u00a0Charles Wesley\u00a0with a theme of \u201cChristian perfection.\u201d[Judging by general repute, it is among Wesley\u2019s finest:\u00a0\u201cjustly famous and beloved, better known than almost any other hymn of Charles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":278493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-open-mind"],"yoast_head":"\n
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