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[Father, bless thy Word to me]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 32343 21171 65353 Used With Text: Father, Bless Thy word
[Father, bless thy Word to me]
Father, Bless Thy word
Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Father, bless thy Word to me Refrain First Line: Wonderful Word, wonderful Word Lyrics: 1 Father, bless thy Word to me,
Touch my eyes that I may see
Some new message from above,
Something of Thy tender love.
Chorus:
Wonderful Word, wonderful Word,
Wonderful Word of love;
Father, bless Thy Word to me,
Wonderful Word of love.
2 Ev'ry lesson that I rea
Will to Jesus sweetly lead,
Tell me of His life laid down,
Of His manger, cross and crown. [Chorus]
3 Like the dew upon the flow'rs,
Like the gentle falling show'rs,
Let Thy word of blessing fall,
Smile, dear Lord, upon us all. [Chorus] Topics: The Word of God Used With Tune: [Father, bless thy Word to me]
Father, Bless Thy word
Father, Bless Thy word
Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Let Youth Praise Him #30 (1964) First Line: Father, bless thy Word to me Refrain First Line: Wonderful Word, wonderful Word Lyrics: 1 Father, bless thy Word to me,
Touch my eyes that I may see
Some new message from above,
Something of Thy tender love.
Chorus:
Wonderful Word, wonderful Word,
Wonderful Word of love;
Father, bless Thy Word to me,
Wonderful Word of love.
2 Ev'ry lesson that I rea
Will to Jesus sweetly lead,
Tell me of His life laid down,
Of His manger, cross and crown. [Chorus]
3 Like the dew upon the flow'rs,
Like the gentle falling show'rs,
Let Thy word of blessing fall,
Smile, dear Lord, upon us all. [Chorus] Topics: The Word of God Languages: English Tune Title: [Father, bless thy Word to me]
Father, Bless Thy word
Father, Bless Thy Word
Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Dew Drops #129 (1895) First Line: Father, bless thy word to me Refrain First Line: Wonderful word Languages: English Tune Title: [Father, bless thy word to me]
Father, Bless Thy Word
E. E. Hewitt
1851 - 1920 Author of "Father, Bless Thy word" in Let Youth Praise Him 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)
E. E. Hewitt
William J. Kirkpatrick
1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Father, bless thy word to me]" in Dew Drops 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
William J. Kirkpatrick
