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Sweetly Resting

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Sweetly resting in my Savior Refrain First Line: In His shelt'ring arms I'm hiding Used With Tune: [Sweetly resting in my Savior]

[Sweetly resting in my Savior]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: M. L. McPhail Incipit: 33321 54565 11171 Used With Text: Sweetly Resting

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Perlen und Blüthen #E23 (1890) First Line: Sweetly resting in my Savior Refrain First Line: In His shelt'ring arms I'm hiding Languages: English Tune Title: [Sweetly resting in my Savior]

Sweetly Resting

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Gospel Hymn Selections for female voices #73 (1895) First Line: Sweetly resting in my Savior Refrain First Line: In His shelt'ring arms I'm hiding Languages: English Tune Title: [Sweetly resting in my Savior]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Sweetly Resting" in Perlen und Blüthen 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)