"I Call the World’s Redeemer Mine"

Both founders of the Methodist denomination of the Anglican Church collaborated on this hymn, “I Call the World’s Redeemer Mine.” John and Charles Wesley were brothers who have both been attributed the titles of founders of this denomination.  John was more involved in preaching and organizing the group, while Charles was more involved in writing hymns.  However, John’s ability to speak German enabled him to translate several of Charles’ hymns from English into German.

            The melody for “I Call the World’s Redeemer Mine” comes from famous Austrian Composer, Franz Haydn’s “Brownwell.”  There have also been several other melodies that the words for the hymn “I Call the World’s Redeemer Mine.”

“I Call the World’s Redeemer Mine”

I call the world’s Redeemer mine;
He lives Who died for me, I know;
Who bought my soul with blood divine,
Jesus, shall re-appear below,
Stand in that dreadful day unknown,
And fix on earth His heavenly throne.

Then the last judgment-day shall come;
And though the worms this skin devour,
The Judge shall call me from the tomb,
Shall bid the greedy grave restore,
And raise this individual me,
God in the flesh, my God, to see.

In this identic body I,
With eyes of flesh refined, restored,
Shall see that self-same Savior nigh.
See for myself my smiling Lord,
See with ineffable delight;
Nor faint to hear the glorious sight.

Then let the worms demand their prey,
The greedy grave my reins consume;
With joy I drop my mouldering clay,
And rest till my Redeemer come;
On Christ, my Life, in death rely,
Secure that I can never die.

The hymn “I Call the World’s Redeemer Mine” was published in the Wesley brothers’ Short Hymns in 1762.  The words may have gone through many variations, as did many of Charles Wesley’s hymns as various publishers sought to print them.

“I Call the World’s Redeemer Mine”

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