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 Methodist ⓘ
linked to: Methodism
doctrinalTradition Wesleyan-Arminian theology ⓘ
linked to: Arminian Methodism
firstLine 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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Charles Wesley → notableWork → And Can It Be That I Should Gain? ⓘ
And Can It Be That I Should Gain? → firstLine → And can it be that I should gain ⓘ
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