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E. E. Hewitt
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Short Name: E. E. Hewitt
Full Name: Hewitt, E. E. (Eliza Edmunds), 1851-1920
Birth Year: 1851
Death Year: 1920

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)

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[Bethlehem, Calvary, Olivet, tell]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)453332 11615 11132
[Beyond, just beyond the dark shadows of time]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)1
[Faith that clings to Jesus]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)155653 51143 22342
[In Thy temple holy, Lord]Miss Eliza E. Hewitt (Composer)132157 65432 33215
[Jesus gives His peace to me]Elize E. Hewitt (Composer)033214 43321 22123
[Let us sing a song that will cheer us by the way]Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (Composer)2551333 21311 65123
[Lift me upward, lead me onward]Eliza E. Hewitt (Composer)156531 12346 61431
[No longer from Jesus, no longer I'll roam]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)255321 71216 55511
[O, a gladsome song is mine to sing]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)334531 57666 66226
[O blessed token of the Father's love]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)151117 12345 65553
[On the throne everlasting my Father is King]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)312333 31355 65123
[Praise the Lord for His salvation] (Hewitt)E. E. Hewitt (Composer)412333 22112 31165
[Saved to serve the Master]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)155565 11176 56666
[Savior, I belong to Thee]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)153321 65572 44323
[Soldiers of King Jesus, raise the shout again] (Hewitt)Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (Composer)155555 51234 35554
[Sometimes we sigh as days go by]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)153217 61511 11713
[Tell Jesus about it, the sin that besets thee]E. E. H. (Composer)153212 13456 65551
[That grand word, whosoever, is ringing through my soul]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)3355112 33121 16555
[The voice of thanksgiving we cheerfully raise]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)132135 15116 15355
[There's a song of gladness in my soul today] (Hewitt)E. E. Hewitt (Composer)154321 51234 56543
[There's a spring of joy unfailing]E. E. H. (Composer)212333 22113 55665
[Thou hast died for me, my Savior]E. E. Hewitt (Composer)2
[Who will follow Jesus] (Kirkpatrick)Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (Composer)155565 33332 16667
[Who will labor for the Master] (Hewitt)E. E. Hewitt (Composer)112332 13566 53132
HEAVEN (Wilson)E. E. Hewitt (Composer)155513 45653 44432

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