A Collection Of Hymns, For The Use Of The People Called Methodists
1750-1800 / Book / John Wesley / Leather / Methodism / Paper / Printing & Publishing / Publication / The Wesley Family
Printed on paper, bound in leather
1797
The 'Collection of Hymns' was first published by John Wesley in 1780 and contained over 1000 hymns, written mostly by his brother Charles. The hymnal drew on the many other hymn books John and Charles Wesley had published over the previous decades and became the most influential hymn book in the history and development of Methodism.
The 'Collection' went through many editions, and it was the ancestor and basis of all subsequent official Connexional hymn books, including today's 'Singing the Faith'. This 1797 edition was "Printed for and sold by G. Whitfield, at the New Chapel, City Road,"
Compare also to the first edition of the hymn book and the other editions in the Online Collection.
1797
The 'Collection of Hymns' was first published by John Wesley in 1780 and contained over 1000 hymns, written mostly by his brother Charles. The hymnal drew on the many other hymn books John and Charles Wesley had published over the previous decades and became the most influential hymn book in the history and development of Methodism.
The 'Collection' went through many editions, and it was the ancestor and basis of all subsequent official Connexional hymn books, including today's 'Singing the Faith'. This 1797 edition was "Printed for and sold by G. Whitfield, at the New Chapel, City Road,"
Compare also to the first edition of the hymn book and the other editions in the Online Collection.
