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Till We Meet Again

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Savior, keep us till we meet again Refrain First Line: Till we meet again, till we meet again

[Saviour, keep us till we meet again]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 33432 13555 56543 Used With Text: Till We Meet Again

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Sunday-School Praises #177 (1900) First Line: Saviour, keep us till we meet again Refrain First Line: Till we meet again, till we meet again Lyrics: 1 Saviour, keep us till we meet again, Let Thy blessing with us still remain; Hold us ever by Thy mighty hand; Guide our footsteps to the Better Land. Refrain: Till we meet again, till we meet again; Saviour, keep us till we meet again; Till we meet again, till we meet again; Grace and peace be with us all. Amen. 2 Many dangers will around us throng, Faith, triumphant, sings her victor song; Taking Jesus as our Guard and Guide, Joy and safety at His wounded side. [Refrain] 3 Only parting for a little while, Let us linger in the Master’s smile; Singing, praying, thro’ life’s sun and rain, Saviour, keep us till we meet again. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Saviour, keep us till we meet again]

Till We Meet Again

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Bow of Promise #147 (1898) First Line: Savior, keep us till we meet again Languages: English Tune Title: [Savior, keep us till we meet again]

Till We Meet Again

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Young People's Hymnal No. 2 #164 (1905) First Line: Saviour, keep us till we meet again Refrain First Line: Till we meet again, till we meet again Languages: English Tune Title: [Saviour, keep us till we meet again]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Till We Meet Again" in Sunday-School Praises 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 "[Saviour, keep us till we meet again]" in Sunday-School Praises 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