“Come, Thou Almighty King” Anonymous author UM Hymnal, No. 61 Come, thou almighty King, Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise! Father all glorious, O’er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of Days! This well-known hymn, now of uncertain authorship, was attributed to Charles Wesley in Methodist hymnals published in the United States until 1905. “Come, Thou Almighty King” appeared in a tract with a Wesley hymn, “Jesus, Let Thy Pitying Eye,” a combination that led to the false assumption of Wesley’s authorship. Perkins School [...]