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Charles Wesley penned more than 6,500 magnificent hymns. Some are among the most beloved in Christian history -- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Christ The Lord Is Risen Today, and many others appear in the hymnals of every Christian denomination. In Wesley's time, congregational hymn singing was a revolutionary idea. Anglican churches had marvelous choirs, but the congregations rarely sang. Everything changed when brothers John and Charles Wesley, on their way to Georgia, were inspired by a group of Moravians singing vibrant German hymns. John became quite fluent in German and translated many of the Moravian hymns into English. Following his conversion, Charles often wrote a hymn every day, and the brothers published numerous hymnals. Charles' poems were often sung to popular tunes of the day. He even rewrote popular songs to give them a spiritual message. His hymns speak clearly of the theology and belief of the early Methodist movement.In this fascinating one-man play, you'll hear