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Title: And are we yet alive?

An entry on Charles Wesley's 1749 hymn traditionally used to open Methodist conferences.

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Written by Charles Wesley under the title "At Meeting of Friends," this hymn was first published in Hymns and Sacred Poems (1749, vol. ii, No. 236) in four stanzas of eight lines. The third stanza is typically omitted in liturgical use, a practice established in the 1780 edition of the Wesleyan Hymn Book and retained in the 1875 revision. It holds a cherished place as the traditional opening hymn of the Wesleyan Conference and remains a favorite among Methodist bodies worldwide, as well as across various American denominations.

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