Wesley admitted he only grew to enjoy new hymns after hearin

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In addition, Wesley wrote something interesting in his Journal on July 3, 1764, about learning new hymns: “I seldom relish verses at first hearing. Till I have heard them over and over, they give me no pleasure, and they give me next to none when I have heard them a few times more, so as to be quite familiar.”

— John Wesley

The point

Wesley admitted he only grew to enjoy new hymns after hearing them repeatedly.

Scripture

Psalm 96:1Colossians 3:16

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AdultsYouthSmall Group

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Reflective · Instructive

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under a minute · 46 words

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Hymns Worship Familiarity Hymns/Singing Wesley Habit Music

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