CAPTAIN OF ISRAEL'S HOST

 

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CAPTAIN OF ISRAEL'S HOST AND GUIDE

The greatest hymn-writer in the Wesley family and, if quality and quantity are taken into account, arguably the greatest hymn-writer throughout history, was Charles Wesley, M.A

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 Samuel and Susanna Wesley had 18 children total when their youngest child, Charles, was born on December 18, 1707, at Epworth Rectory. His older brother Samuel, who was serving as the school's usher at the time, gave him a place to live and feed him when he attended Westminster School in 1716.

 In 1721, he was awarded a King's Scholar and as such earned free board and education. Charles Wesley was chosen for a Westminster studentship at Christ Church in Oxford in 1726. He graduated from the institution in 1729 and went on to become a college tutor there. 

 

Captain of Israel's Host [The Divine Guide] C. Wesley 

 

 Based on Ex. 13. 21, "The Lord went before them by day in a Pillar of a Cloud, &c." it was first printed in his Short Hymns, &c., vol. I, No. 133, in 1762. It was published in the Wesleyan Hymn Book, No. 317, in 1780 but with changes.

 

This song was performed by Joe Asmah in 2018 

 

 

Lyrics

Captain of Israel's host, and Guide
Of all who seek the land above,
Beneath Thy shadow we abide,
The cloud of Thy protecting love;
Our strength, Thy grace, our rule, Thy Word;
Our end, the glory of the Lord.

 

 

By Thine unerring Spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray
We shall not full direction need
Nor miss our providential way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While Love, almighty Love, is near.

We've no abiding city here,
but seek a city out of sight;
thither our steady course we steer,
aspiring to the plains of light;
Jerusalem the saints' abode,
whose founder is the living God 

 

 

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