Love Divine

Charles Wesley was an amazing man. I’ve always loved his songs but the more I get to know about him the more impressed I am. His impact for the Kingdom of God through the medium of song is something to aspire to. Combining theology, reason, thoughtfulness, passion and musicality, whilst also being mission-oriented and Spirit-filled - what an inspiration to songwriters.

So often when we choose songs to sing in worship it’s easy to get distracted by the best new song, or the great rhythm, lick, rhyme or lyric, that we forget to consider the content. We forget the big picture - what is it that our people are learning through the songs they are singing? We want people to connect with the Lord through the songs, but the song itself can speak to the singer, opening their eyes to something more of God than they previously knew. How awesome to sing to our faithful God, and at the same time reflect on his faithfulness!

Charles seems to have the knack of bringing it all together. It’s been an honor that for the last year or so I’ve been working with some friends, putting new tunes to Wesley’s words. This is nothing new - but I’m excited about how these new versions may put his words back into the mind and heart of the church.

The album is called ‘Love Divine’ - and is available in the UK already, due for release in the US in August. I’ll get snippets for you to hear as soon as I can - in the meantime, grab a hymn book and see how deeply some of his words connect with your spirit, and connect you with God.