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[Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor]

Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 11215 33431 55653 Used With Text: Look Up, Lift Up

Look Up, Lift Up

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor Used With Tune: [Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor]

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #146 (1894) First Line: Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor Refrain First Line: Look up, lift up! look up to Jesus Lyrics: 1 Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor, Lead to the Savior, tell of His power, Seek for the straying, comfort the weary, Look up for guidance hour by hour. Refrain: Look up, lift up! look up to Jesus, Far above the darkness where His glories shine; Filled with His Spirit, Lift up thy neighbor, Then a crown, a glorious crown shall one day be thine. 2 Look up to Jesus, lift up His banner, Faithfully follow, stand for the right, Carry His colors where He may lead you, Strife for the victory in His might. [Refrain] 3 Look up to Jesus, lift up hosannas, Glad hallelujahs ringing above, Jesus has saved us: let joyful service Bear grateful witness of His love. [Refrain] 4 Look up to Jesus, lift up a promise, Trustfully, truly, pray in His name, For all the erring, make intercession, Look up! a covenant blessing claim. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor]

Look Up, Lift Up

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Young People's Hymnal #3 (1897) First Line: Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor Refrain First Line: Look up, lift up! look up to Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor]

Look Up, Lift Up

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Unfading Treasures #14 (1893) First Line: Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor Refrain First Line: Look up, lift up! look up to Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Look Up, Lift Up" in The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 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 "[Look up to Jesus, lift up thy neighbor]" in The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 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