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[Holy, holy, holy]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. Hillyard Sweney Tune Key: E Major Incipit: 11223 56653 32112 Used With Text: The Everlasting Hymn

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The Everlasting Hymn

Author: Eliza Edmund Stites Hewitt Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Holy, holy, holy Lyrics: 1. Holy, holy, holy; Angel voices singing; Holy, holy, holy, Through high heaven ringing. From that temple, pure and bright, Bathed in streams of crystal light, Hear the everlasting hymn, Holy, holy, holy. 2. Holy, holy, holy; Grandest music swelling; Holy, holy, holy, All sweet notes excelling. Those who conquered by His might, Wearing now their crowns of light, Join the everlasting hymn, Holy, holy, holy. 3. Holy, holy, holy; Come, let us adore Him; Holy, holy, holy, Humbly bow before Him. Wisdom, glory, love and might, With the seraphim unite In the everlasting hymn, Holy, holy, holy. Used With Tune: [Holy, holy, holy]

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The Everlasting Hymn

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Junior Songs #42 (1892) First Line: Holy, holy, holy Lyrics: 1 Holy, holy, holy! Angel voices singing; Holy, holy, holy, Thro' high heaven ringing. From that temple, pure and bright, Bathed in streams of crystal light, Hear the everlasting hymn, Holy, holy, holy. 2 Holy, holy, holy; Grandest music swelling; Holy, holy, holy, All sweet notes excelling. Those who conquered by his might, Wearing now their crowns of light, Join the everlasting hymn, Holy, holy, holy. 3 Holy, holy, holy; Come, let us adore him; Holy, holy, holy, Humbly bow before him. Wisdom, glory, love and might, With the seraphim unite In the everlasting hymn, Holy, holy, holy. Languages: English Tune Title: [Holy, holy, holy]
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The Everlasting Hymn

Author: Eliza Edmund Stites Hewitt Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1388 First Line: Holy, holy, holy Lyrics: 1. Holy, holy, holy; Angel voices singing; Holy, holy, holy, Through high heaven ringing. From that temple, pure and bright, Bathed in streams of crystal light, Hear the everlasting hymn, Holy, holy, holy. 2. Holy, holy, holy; Grandest music swelling; Holy, holy, holy, All sweet notes excelling. Those who conquered by His might, Wearing now their crowns of light, Join the everlasting hymn, Holy, holy, holy. 3. Holy, holy, holy; Come, let us adore Him; Holy, holy, holy, Humbly bow before Him. Wisdom, glory, love and might, With the seraphim unite In the everlasting hymn, Holy, holy, holy. Languages: English Tune Title: [Holy, holy, holy]
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The Everlasting Hymn

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Unfading Treasures #3 (1893) First Line: Holy, holy, holy; Angel voices singing Languages: English Tune Title: [Holy, holy, holy; Angel voices singing]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "The Everlasting Hymn" in Junior Songs Pseudonym: Li­die H. Ed­munds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

B. Hillyard Sweney

Composer of "[Holy, holy, holy]" in The Cyber Hymnal