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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came Refrain First Line: Grace to help me, O how rich and sweet! Lyrics: 1 When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came, Peace I found believing in His precious name; Now I'm ever proving when for strength I plead, There is always grace to help me in my time of need. Chorus: Grace to help me, O how rich and sweet! Grace to help me at the mercy-seat! When the name of Jesus at the throne I plead, There is always grace to help me in my time of need. 2 In the daily warfare that I wage with sin, He hath pow'r to give me victory within; In His mighty Spirit there is strength indeed; There is always grace to help me in my time of need. [Chorus] 3 In my lack of wisdom, as His work I do, Looking to my Savior brings me guidance tree; Richly will He bless me, as I sow the seed, There is always grace to help me in my time of need. [Chorus] 4 Sometimes roses sparkle with the dewdrops bright; Sometimes raindrops fall amid the chilly night; Thro' the shade and sunshine He will gently lead, There is always grace to help me in my time of need. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came]

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[When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 55111 71233 31122 Used With Text: Grace to Help Me

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Grace to Help Me

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The New Praiseworthy #71 (1916) First Line: When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came Refrain First Line: Grace to help me, O how rich and sweet! Lyrics: 1 When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came, Peace I found believing in His precious name; Now I'm ever proving when for strength I plead, There is always grace to help me in my time of need. Chorus: Grace to help me, O how rich and sweet! Grace to help me at the mercy-seat! When the name of Jesus at the throne I plead, There is always grace to help me in my time of need. 2 In the daily warfare that I wage with sin, He hath pow'r to give me victory within; In His mighty Spirit there is strength indeed; There is always grace to help me in my time of need. [Chorus] 3 In my lack of wisdom, as His work I do, Looking to my Savior brings me guidance tree; Richly will He bless me, as I sow the seed, There is always grace to help me in my time of need. [Chorus] 4 Sometimes roses sparkle with the dewdrops bright; Sometimes raindrops fall amid the chilly night; Thro' the shade and sunshine He will gently lead, There is always grace to help me in my time of need. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came]

Grace to Help Me

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Treasury of Song #79 (1917) First Line: When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came Refrain First Line: Grace to help me, O, how rich and sweet! Languages: English Tune Title: [When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came]

Grace to Help Me

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Victory #133 (1908) First Line: When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came Refrain First Line: Grace to help me, O, how rich and sweet! Languages: English Tune Title: [When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Grace to Help Me" in The New Praiseworthy 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)

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[When a contrite sinner to the Lord I came]" in The New Praiseworthy Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman