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O Let Memory Be a Blessing

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 5 hymnals Used With Tune: [O let memory be a blessing]

[O let mem'ry be a blessing]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 34653 11176 56132 Used With Text: O Let Memory be a Blessing

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs of the Century #22 (1900) First Line: O let mem'ry be a blessing Refrain First Line: O let mem'ry be a blessing Lyrics: 1 O let mem’ry be a blessing, Fragrant with unfading flow’rs, Blossoms that will bear transplanting, To the lovely Eden bowers; Let it be a goodly garner Stored with sheaves of golden grain, Gleaned from fields of earnest effort, Fruits of everlasting gain. Refrain: O let mem’ry be a blessing, Freighted with the words divine, Thro’ life’s pilgrimage, remember Truths that shall forever shine. 2 O let mem’ry be a blessing, Filled with treasure from above, Bright with grateful recollections Of a Savior’s tender love; Let his promises so precious Safe within its keeping lie, Passing thro’ some lonely valley, They will cheer us, by and by. [Refrain] 3 O let mem’ry be a blessing, To its sacred care confide Only that which helps us upward, Let the pure and true abide. Cherish all that’s fair and noble, Make the tapestries of thought, Beautiful with royal colors, For the Heav’nly Palace wrought. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [O let mem'ry be a blessing]

O Let Memory Be a Blessing

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #56 (1907) Tune Title: [O let memory be a blessing]

O Let Memory Be a Blessing

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Pentecostal Hymns No. 3 #56 (1902) Tune Title: [O let memory be a blessing]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "O Let Memory Be a Blessing" in Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined 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 let memory be a blessing]" in Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined 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