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Assembly Songs #30
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1910
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Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt (1900)Tune: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar]
Published in 15 hymnals
Audio files: MIDI
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
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.
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Famous Gospel Hymns #7
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1907
Famous Gospel Hymns #7
Famous Hymns #7
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1907 Subject: Coming to Christ |
Famous Hymns #7
Glorious Hymns #43
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1908
Glorious Hymns #43
Harvest of Light #d232
Display Title: Coming to thee First Line: Too long have I wandered Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Date: 1913
Harvest of Light #d232
Hymni Ecclesiae #475
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1911
Hymni Ecclesiae #475
Jubilant Praise #23
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1909
Jubilant Praise #23
Messenger of Song #38
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1912
Messenger of Song #38
Revival Praises #10
Display Title: Coming to Thee, First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1907
Revival Praises #10
Service in Song #85
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1909
Service in Song #85
The Evangel #d194
Display Title: Coming to thee First Line: Too long have I wandered Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Date: 1909
The Evangel #d194
The New Evangel #38
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1911
The New Evangel #38
Triumphant Joy #d256
Display Title: Coming to thee First Line: Too long have I wandered Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Date: 1913
Triumphant Joy #d256
Voices of Praise #50
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1909
Voices of Praise #50
Winona Hymns #201
Display Title: Coming to Thee First Line: Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar Tune Title: [Too long have I wandered, too long roamed afar] Author: E. E. Hewitt Date: 1906
Winona Hymns #201
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