Editing Charles Wesley (section)

=== Psalms ===
Wesley's hymns are notable as interpretations of Scripture.<ref name="LeMon">{{youTube|id=1FNv_dY7h6A|title=Joel M. LeMon: The Controversial Introduction of Jesus into the Psalms by John and Charles Wesley}}</ref> He also produced paraphrases of the [[Psalms]], contributing to the long tradition of English [[metrical psalter|metrical Psalmody]]. A notable feature of his Psalms is the introduction of Jesus into the Psalms, continuing a tradition of Christological readings of the Psalms evident in the translations of John Patrick and [[Isaac Watts]].<ref>{{Cite book|title = The English Hymn|last = Watson|first = J. R.|publisher = Clarendon Press|year = 1997|isbn = 0198267622|location = Oxford|pages = [https://archive.org/details/englishhymncriti0000wats/page/230 230–251]|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/englishhymncriti0000wats/page/230}}</ref> The introduction of Jesus into the Psalms was often the source of controversy, even within Wesley's own family. Charles' brother Samuel Wesley wrote a poem against such practice.<ref name="LeMon" /> Of particular importance is Wesley's manuscript Psalms, held in the archives of the Pitts Theology Library at [[Emory University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitts.emory.edu/archives/text/mss159.html|title=Pitts Theology Library Archives Finding Aid|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-date=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115142028/http://pitts.emory.edu/archives/text/mss159.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>