Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Advent and Christmas with Charles Wesley

by Paul Wesley Chilcote

Meditations for each day of Advent and Christmas, based on the well-loved hymns of Charles Wesley, Anglican priest and co-founder of Methodism.

Each daily meditation, keyed to the scripture reading for the day and to portions of Wesley's texts, concludes with a brief prayer based on the day's theme. Reflective material on the hymns place Wesley in the rich soil of his Anglican heritage. Daily readings, including all of these materials, are between 500-600 words in length.

Genres: Christmas, Christianity

112 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Glenn Crouch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been an excellent addition to my devotional time over Advent and the 12 days of Christmas. I've long been a big fan of Charles Wesley's Hymns, and the Author has combined them with appropriate Scripture and Reflection, to make this quite a worthwhile devotion.

[Brad Neuhauser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good devotional grounded in Wesleyan theology. A little different than most advent devotionals in that it goes through the twelve days of Christmas, giving each day a theological connection. The included selections by Charles Wesley are great. As most of them are not in modern hymnals, it's nice that Chilcote includes suggested tunes.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to return to year after year at the Season of Advent. It's reflections of the texts of Wesley Hymn and Poetry texts draw out the best of the Season leading up to the celebration of the birth of Jesus, the Son of God revealed in human form.