Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
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"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" is a widely cherished Christian hymn by Charles Wesley that celebrates God’s perfect, transformative love and is frequently sung in Methodist and other Protestant worship.
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| Love Divine, All Loves Excelling canonical | 1 |
| Love divine, all loves excelling | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Christian hymn
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English-language hymn ⓘ Methodist hymn ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 1747 ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Evangelical Revival in Britain
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Evangelical Revival
Evangelical Revival in Britain ⓘ
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Methodist Revival
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| associatedPerson | John Wesley ⓘ |
| author | Charles Wesley ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 18th century ⓘ |
| commonlySetToTune |
Beecher
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Blaenwern ⓘ Hyfrydol ⓘ |
| commonlySungIn |
Anglican churches
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Methodist churches ⓘ other Protestant churches ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| denominationalAssociation | Methodism ⓘ |
| denominationalUse |
Protestant Christianity
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Protestantism
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| genre | hymnody ⓘ |
| hasForm | congregational song ⓘ |
| keyDoctrineEmphasized |
God is love
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entire sanctification ⓘ indwelling of Christ ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
general worship
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services on love and holiness ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| lyricist | Charles Wesley ⓘ |
| notableLine |
Finish then Thy new creation
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Pure and spotless let us be ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 4 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
anticipation of heaven
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praise of God’s perfect love ⓘ prayer for inner renewal ⓘ |
| textForm | strophic hymn ⓘ |
| textSourceInfluence |
New Testament
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Song of Songs ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian perfection
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divine love ⓘ grace ⓘ sanctification ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| usedIn | hymnals across multiple Protestant denominations ⓘ |
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