Hail, the heavenly Prince of Peace,
Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Risen with healing in his wings.
        (For Christmas Day, 17-20)

1. For Christmas Day
2. For Christmas Day: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (co-authored with George Whitefield, Martin Madan)
3. Morning Hymn

Notes on Life and Works

• Rack, Henry D. "Wesley, Charles (1707–1788)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed. Ed. Lawrence Goldman. Oct. 2005.

Biographical information

Given name: Charles
Family name: Wesley
Birth date: 18 December 1707
Death date: 29 March 1788
Nationality: English
Family relations
          father: Samuel Wesley
          wife: Sarah Wesley (from 8 April 1749)
          son: Charles Wesley
          son: Samuel Wesley
          daughter: Sarah Wesley
Languages
          Latin
          Greek
Education
          Westminster school: 1716
          Christ Church, Oxford (B.A.): 1726 to 1730
          Christ Church, Oxford (M.A.) to 12 March 1733
Literary period: Augustan
Occupation: Divine
Residences
          Bristol
          Epworth Rectory, Lincolnshire: 18 December 1707
          Frederica, St. Simon's Island: 9 March 1736
          Bath: 1761
          1 Chesterfield Street, Marylebone, London: 1771
Cause of death: Exhaustion
Buried at: St. Marylebone churchyard
First RPO edition: 1996-2000