And Can It Be That I Should Gain?

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"And Can It Be That I Should Gain?" is a classic Christian hymn by Charles Wesley that marvels at the mystery of God’s grace and salvation through Christ.

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instanceOf Christian hymn
English hymn
approximateYearOfComposition 1738
associatedFigure John Wesley
associatedWith John Wesley’s evangelical conversion movement
Methodist revival
author Charles Wesley
centuryOfComposition 18th century
commonlySungTune SAGINA
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
denominationalContext Methodism
surface form: Methodist
doctrinalTradition Arminian Methodism
surface form: Wesleyan-Arminian theology
firstLine And Can It Be That I Should Gain? self-linksurface differs
surface form: And can it be that I should gain
genre Christian hymnody
historicalSignificance early Methodist conversion hymn
includedIn various Methodist hymnals
various evangelical hymnals
language English
liturgicalUse Easter
general worship
lyricist Charles Wesley
meter 8.8.8.8.8.8
musicalForm congregational song
notableLine My chains fell off, my heart was free
No condemnation now I dread
numberOfStanzas 5
originalPublicationLanguage English
performanceContext Christian conferences
church services
evangelistic meetings
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalAllusion Acts 12:6–8
Ephesians 2:4–5
Philippians 2:7–8
Romans 8:1
structure strophic hymn
subject freedom from sin and condemnation
personal response to Christ’s sacrifice
union with Christ
theme God’s grace
amazement at divine love
atonement
salvation through Christ
theologicalEmphasis assurance of salvation
justification by faith
substitutionary atonement

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