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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: Come near to thy father and tell Him thy need Refrain First Line: Close on the world the door of thy heart Lyrics: 1 Come near to thy Father and tell Him thy need, When thou hast shut thy door; His love and His mercy, His promises plead, When thou hast shut thy door. Refrain: Close on the world the door of thy heart, Turn from its cares, its pleasures apart; Thy Father will bless thee wherever thou art, When thou hast shut thy door. 2 He “seeth in secret,” He knows all thy grief, When thou hast shut thy door; His comforting Spirit will bring thee relief, When thou hast shut thy door. [Refrain] 3 Tho’ low at the cross falls the penitent tear, When thou hast shut thy door, His ready forgiveness will bring thee good cheer, When thou hast shut thy door. [Refrain] 4 There drinking so freely from heavenly springs, When thou hast shut thy door, Renewed, day by day, thou shalt find eagle wings, When thou hast shut thy door. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Come near to thy father and tell him thy need]

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[Come near to thy Father and tell Him thy need]

Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Incipit: 12321 54323 21561 Used With Text: Close on the world the door of thy heart

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When Thou Hast Shut Thy Door

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Hymns of the Kingdom #100 (1905) First Line: Come near to thy father and tell Him thy need Refrain First Line: Close on the world the door of thy heart Lyrics: 1 Come near to thy Father and tell Him thy need, When thou hast shut thy door; His love and His mercy, His promises plead, When thou hast shut thy door. Refrain: Close on the world the door of thy heart, Turn from its cares, its pleasures apart; Thy Father will bless thee wherever thou art, When thou hast shut thy door. 2 He “seeth in secret,” He knows all thy grief, When thou hast shut thy door; His comforting Spirit will bring thee relief, When thou hast shut thy door. [Refrain] 3 Tho’ low at the cross falls the penitent tear, When thou hast shut thy door, His ready forgiveness will bring thee good cheer, When thou hast shut thy door. [Refrain] 4 There drinking so freely from heavenly springs, When thou hast shut thy door, Renewed, day by day, thou shalt find eagle wings, When thou hast shut thy door. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Come near to thy father and tell him thy need]

When Thou Hast Shut Thy Door

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: With Heart and Voice #12 (1905) First Line: Come near to thy father and tell him thy need Refrain First Line: Close on the world the door of thy heart Languages: English Tune Title: [Come near to thy father and tell him thy need]

When Thou Hast Shut Thy Door

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs for Work and Worship #34 (1900) First Line: Come near to thy Father and tell Him thy need Refrain First Line: Close on the world the door of thy heart Topics: Faith; Prayer Languages: English Tune Title: [Come near to thy Father and tell Him thy need]

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Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Composer of "[Come near to thy father and tell him thy need]" in Hymns of the Kingdom Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "When Thou Hast Shut Thy Door" in Songs of Christian Service 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)