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"Hark! The herald angels sing, 'Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!'" The author of that immortal Christmas carol is himself commemorated today on the 300th anniversary of his birth. Charles Wesley, Anglican and co-founder with brother John of the Methodist movement, was born Dec. 18, 1707, in England. He is regarded as one of the greatest hymn writers of all time, according to the Charles Wesley Society, an ecumenical group formed to study Wesley's poetry and prose through music, theology, history and literature.

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