George Whitefield: the open-air preacher of the Great Awakening
George Whitefield, an English preacher, crossed the Atlantic many times in the eighteenth century and preached to vast outdoor crowds in Britain and the American colonies.…
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“Jesus, Lover of My Soul”: Charles Wesley’s hymn of refuge in the storm
Charles Wesley published "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" in 1740, two years after his conversion. Its images of a storm, a refuge and a fountain of…
“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”: Charles Wesley’s wedding favourite
Charles Wesley published "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" in 1747. It is now one of the most popular hymns at weddings and is sung to Welsh…