O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

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"O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing" is a classic Christian hymn by Charles Wesley that joyfully celebrates the power of Christ and the believer’s desire to praise God.

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instanceOf Christian hymn ⓘ
English-language hymn ⓘ
associatedMovement Evangelical revival in 18th-century Britain ⓘ
associatedPerson John Wesley ⓘ
associatedWith Methodism ⓘ
author Charles Wesley ⓘ
centralImage A thousand tongues praising Christ ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 18th century ⓘ
commonlySungStanzas 6 ⓘ
commonlyUsedTuneInBritain LYNGHAM ⓘ
commonlyUsedTuneInNorthAmerica AZMON ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
doctrinalEmphasis Justification by faith ⓘ
Personal experience of grace ⓘ
firstLine O for a thousand tongues to sing ⓘ
focus Praise for Christ’s redeeming work ⓘ
Testimony of conversion ⓘ
genre Hymn ⓘ
hasMeter Common Meter (8.6.8.6) ⓘ
includedIn Common Praise (Anglican Church of Canada) ⓘ
Hymns Ancient and Modern ⓘ
The United Methodist Hymnal ⓘ
inspirationNote Title derived from a remark attributed to Moravian leader Peter Böhler about having a thousand tongues to praise Christ ⓘ
inspiredBy Peter Böhler ⓘ
language English ⓘ
line He breaks the power of canceled sin, he sets the prisoner free ⓘ
His blood can make the foulest clean, his blood availed for me ⓘ
My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim ⓘ
The glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace ⓘ
liturgicalUse General praise ⓘ
Hymn of adoration ⓘ
lyricist Charles Wesley ⓘ
notableTune AZMON ⓘ
LYNGHAM ⓘ
RICHMOND ⓘ
originalCollection Hymns and Sacred Poems ⓘ
originalNumberOfStanzas 18 ⓘ
religiousDenomination Methodist ⓘ
linked to: Methodism
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
subject Jesus Christ ⓘ
textPublicationYear 1739 ⓘ
theme Joy in worship ⓘ
Power of the gospel ⓘ
Praise of Christ ⓘ
Salvation ⓘ
typicalUse Christian worship services ⓘ
Congregational singing ⓘ
Methodist worship services ⓘ

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