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[A sower went forth with precious seed]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 51113 51133 22627

Parable of the Sower

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: A sower went forth with precious seed Refrain First Line: Sowing, sowing Used With Tune: [A sower went forth with precious seed]

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Infant Praises #27 (1887) First Line: A sower went forth with precious seed Refrain First Line: Sowing, sowing Languages: English Tune Title: [A sower went forth with precious seed]

Parable of the Sower

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Emory Hymnal No. 2 #177 (1891) First Line: A sower went forth with precious seed Refrain First Line: Sowing, sowing Languages: English Tune Title: [A sower went forth with precious seed]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Parable of the Sower" in The Emory Hymnal No. 2 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 "[A sower went forth with precious seed]" in The Emory Hymnal No. 2 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