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Somebody Else Needs A Blessing

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 22 hymnals First Line: We're "counting" the blessings, our joys we record Lyrics: 1 We’re "counting" the blessings, our joys we record, The wonderful mercies like sunbeams out-poured; But let us remember while praising the Lord, Somebody else needs a blessing. Chorus: Somebody else needs a blessing, Somebody else needs a blessing; We’ll let our lights shine to His glory divine, Somebody else needs a blessing. 2 We’ll go, like the Savior, to comfort the sad; With love’s healing portion we’ll make others glad, Until, with fresh verdure, life’s deserts are clad; Somebody else needs a blessing. [Chorus] 3 We’ll tell the old story again and again; Salvation for sinners, good will unto men, Till gospel songs echo from mountain to glen; Somebody else needs a blessing. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [We're "counting" the blessings, our joys we record]

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[We're "counting" the blessings, our joys we record]

Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 11513 13546 53424 Used With Text: Somebody Else Needs a Blessing

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Somebody Else Needs A Blessing

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Christian Hymns #352 (1935) First Line: We're "counting" the blessings, our joys we record Lyrics: 1 We’re "counting" the blessings, our joys we record, The wonderful mercies like sunbeams out-poured; But let us remember while praising the Lord, Somebody else needs a blessing. Chorus: Somebody else needs a blessing, Somebody else needs a blessing; We’ll let our lights shine to His glory divine, Somebody else needs a blessing. 2 We’ll go, like the Savior, to comfort the sad; With love’s healing portion we’ll make others glad, Until, with fresh verdure, life’s deserts are clad; Somebody else needs a blessing. [Chorus] 3 We’ll tell the old story again and again; Salvation for sinners, good will unto men, Till gospel songs echo from mountain to glen; Somebody else needs a blessing. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [We're "counting" the blessings, our joys we record]

Somebody Else Needs a Blessing

Author: Eliza Edmunds Stites Hewitt Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5991 First Line: We're counting the blessings, our joys we record Lyrics: 1. We’re counting the blessings, our joys we record, The wonderful mercies like sunbeams outpoured; But let us remember while praising the Lord, Somebody else needs a blessing. Refrain Somebody else needs a blessing, Somebody else needs a blessing; We’ll let our lights shine to His glory divine, Somebody else needs a blessing. 2. We’ll go, like the Savior, to comfort the sad; With love’s healing portion we’ll make others glad, Until, with fresh verdure, life’s deserts are clad; Somebody else needs a blessing. [Refrain] 3. We’ll tell the old story again and again; Salvation for sinners, good will unto men, Till Gospel songs echo from mountain to glen; Somebody else needs a blessing. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [We're counting the blessings, our joys we record]

Somebody Else Needs a Blessing

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Kingdom Songs #4 (1921) First Line: We're "counting" the blessings, our joys we record Languages: English Tune Title: [We're "counting" the blessings, our joys we record]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Eliza Edmunds Stites Hewitt Author of "Somebody Else Needs a Blessing" in The Cyber Hymnal 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)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Person Name: Bentley DeForest Ackley Composer of "[We're counting the blessings, our joys we record]" in The Cyber Hymnal Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)