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Give Me Thy Heart

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 102 hymnals First Line: "Give me thy heart," says the Father above Used With Tune: ["Give me thy heart," says the Father above]

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["Give me thy heart," says the Father above]

Appears in 76 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51233 34123 52343 Used With Text: Give Me Thy Heart

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Give Me Thy Heart

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Revival Praises #51 (1907) First Line: "Give me thy heart," says the Father above Refrain First Line: "Give me thy heart, Give me thy heart," Lyrics: 1 "Give me thy heart," says the Father above, No gift so precious to him as our love, Softly he whispers wherever thou art, "Gratefully trust me, and give me thy heart." Chorus: "Give me thy heart, Give me thy heart," Hear the soft whisper, wherever thou art; From this dark world, he would draw thee apart, Speaking so tenderly, "Give me thy heart." 2 "Give me thy heart," says the Savior of men, Calling in mercy again and again; "Turn now from sin, and from evil depart, Have I not died for thee? give me thy heart." [Chorus] 3 "Give me thy heart," says the Spirit divine, "All that thou hast, to my keeping resign; Grace more abounding, is mine to impart, Make full surrender and give me thy heart." [Chorus] Tune Title: ["Give me thy heart," says the Father above]
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Give Me Thy Heart

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Golden Sheaf #139 (1902) First Line: "Give me thy heart," says the Father above Refrain First Line: Give me thy heart, Give me thy heart Lyrics: 1 "Give me thy heart," says the Father above, No gift so precious to him as our love, Softly he whispers wherever thou art, "Gratefully trust me, and give me thy heart." Chorus: "Give me thy heart, Give me thy heart," Hear the soft whisper, wherever thou art; From this dark world, he would draw thee apart, Speaking so tenderly, "Give me thy heart." 2 "Give me thy heart," say the Saviour of men, Calling in mercy again and again, "Turn now from sin, and from evil depart, Have I not died for thee? give me thy heart. [Chorus] 3 "Give me thy heart," says the Spirit divine, "All that thou hast, to my keeping resign; Grace more abounding is mine to impart, Make full surrender and give me thy heart." [Chorus] Tune Title: ["Give me thy heart," says the Father above]
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Give Me Thy Heart

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The New Christian Hymnal #196 (1929) Meter: 10.10.10.10 with refrain First Line: "Give me thy heart," says the Father above Refrain First Line: Give me thy heart, give me thy heart Lyrics: 1. "Give me thy heart," says the Father above, No gift so precious to Him as our love, Softly He whispers wherever thou art, "Gratefully trust me, and give me thy heart." Chorus" "Give me thy heart, give me thy heart," Hear the soft whisper, wherever thou art; From this dark world He would draw thee apart, Speaking so tenderly, "Give me thy heart." 2. "Give me thy heart," says the Savior of men, Calling in mercy again and again; "Turn now from sin, and from evil depart, Will I not succor thee? give me thy heart." [Chorus] 3. "Give me thy heart," says the Spirit divine, "All that thou hast, to my keeping resign; Grace more abounding is mine to impart, Make full surrender and give me thy heart." [Chorus] Topics: The Church; Means of Grace Gospel Invitation Languages: English Tune Title: [Give me thy heart says the Father above]

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Annie F. Bourne

Composer of "[Give me thy heart says the Father above]" in The New Christian Hymnal Pseudonym See also Kirkpatrick, William J. (William James), 1823-1921

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: William James Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921 Composer of "["Give me thy heart," says the Father above]" in Hymnal of the Church of God William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1851-1920 Author of "Give Me Thy Heart" in Hymnal of the Church of God 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)