William Williams ('Pantycelyn') was the great hymnwriter of the revival, composing almost a thousand hymns in both Welsh and English. His most famous English hymn is the rugby favourite 'Guide Me Oh ...

Part of the appeal of the revival lay in Evan Roberts himself, a charismatic and sincere preacher. Although he came from the Welsh Methodist tradition, he wasn't a theologian, and he never ...

The Toleration Act of 1689 finally allowed religious freedom to the hard core of Dissenters who had come into existence ...

The beginning of the Methodist Revival in Wales and the first wave of great Welsh preachers and hymnwriters. There were three great figures associated with what has become known as the Methodist ...

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