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O Blessed Hope

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: O blessed hope so dear, so bright Refrain First Line: Beloved, beloved, now are we the sons of God

[O blessed hope so dear, so bright]

Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 53231 27217 47652 Used With Text: O Blessed Hope!

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs of Sovereign Grace #68 (1897) First Line: O blessed hope so dear, so bright Refrain First Line: Beloved, beloved Lyrics: 1 O blessed hope so dear, so bright, It cheers the watches of the night; It wakes a song within the soul, Till heav’nly hallelujahs roll. Refrain: Beloved, beloved, Now are we the sons of God, And it doth not yet appear what we shall be; But we know that when he shall appear, We know that when he shall appear, We shall be like him, We shall be like him; For we shall see him as he is, We shall see him as he is; We know that when he shall appear, We know that when he shall appear, We shall be like him, We shall be like him; For we shall see him as he is. 2 When dawns that hour of wondrous grace, No veil will hide my Saviour’s face; He’ll own me evermore as his, And I shall see him as he is. [Refrain] 3 Sin, pain and death, on that sweet day, Like broken dreams, shall pass away; His spotless beauty I shall wear, His perfect joy and glory share. [Refrain] 4 Soon, soon shall fade the scenes of time, Emmanuel’s advent bells shall chime; The Bride shall hear the Bridegroom’s voice; Look up, my heart, in him rejoice. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [O blessed hope so dear, so bright]

O Blessed Hope!

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #167 (1904) First Line: O blessed hope so dear, so bright Refrain First Line: Beloved, beloved, Now are we the sons of God Lyrics: 1 O blessed hope so dear, so bright, It cheers the watches of the night; It wakes a song within the soul Till heav'nly hallelujah's roll. Chorus: Beloved, beloved, Now are we the sons of God, And it doth not yet appear what we shall be; But we know that when he shall appear, We know that when he shall appear, We shall be like him, We shall be like him; For we shall see him as he is, We shall see him as he is: We know that when he shall appear, We know that when he shall appear, We shall be like him, We shall be like him; For we shall see him as he is. 2 When dawns that hour of wondrous grace, No veil will hide my Saviour's face; He'll own me evermore as his, And I shall see him as he is. [Chorus] 3 Sin, pain and death, on that sweet day, Like broken dreams, shall pass away; His spotless beauty I shall wear, His perfect joy and glory share. [Chorus] 4 Soon, soon shall fade the scenes of time, Emmanuel's advent bells shall chime; The Bride shall hear the Bridegroom's voice; Look up, my heart, in him rejoice! [Chorus] Tune Title: [O blessed hope so dear, so bright]

O Blessed Hope

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs of Redemption #32 (1899) First Line: O blessed hope so dear, so bright Refrain First Line: Beloved, beloved Languages: English Tune Title: [O blessed hope so dear, so bright]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "O Blessed Hope!" in The Voice of Praise 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)

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[O blessed hope so dear, so bright]" in Songs of Sovereign Grace 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