Display Title: When We All Get to Heaven First Line: Sing the wondrous love of Jesus Tune Title: HEAVEN Author: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1851-1920 Meter: 8 7 8 7 with refrain Scripture: Psalm 16:11; John 14:2; John 14:25-27; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Philippians 3:14; Revelation 1:17 Date: 2012 Subject: All Souls | November 2nd; City of God | ; Eternal Life | ; Funeral | Sacraments; Grace | ; Heaven | ; Journey, Pilgrimage | ; Joy | ; Mercy, Forgiveness | ; Praise | ; Service | ; Trust in Jesus Christ | ; Victory over Sin and Death | ; Worship and Adoration |
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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.
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