How happy are we
How happy are we. Charles Wesley* (1707-1788).
From Hymns for the Use of Families, and on Various Occasions (Bristol, 1767). It was Hymn CXLVI, entitled ‘To be sung at the Tea-Table.’ It had eight stanzas, all of which were reproduced by John Wesley* in A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People called Methodists (1780) in the section ‘For the Society, giving Thanks’. It began:
How happy are we Who in Jesus agree To expect his return from above! We sit under our VINE, And delightfully join In the praise of his excellent love.
The stanzas continued to celebrate the benevolence and love of Jesus, dwelling on significant events of his life such as his death on Calvary...
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