1 In the storm of life, in the waves of sin,
While the maddened billows rush wildly in;
Losing, alas! his manhood’s crown,
Many a bright, young life goes down, down, down,
An immortal soul goes down.
2 In temptation’s whirl, in the blinding glare
Of the lightning flashes through the air;
Losing the bright, eternal crown,
Many a precious life goes down, down, down,
An immortal soul goes down.
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.
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Display Title: Down, Down, DownFirst Line: In the storm of life, in the waves of sinTune Title: [In the storm of life, in the waves of sin]Author: E. E. HewittDate: 1889
Display Title: Down, Down, DownFirst Line: In the storm of life, in the waves of sinTune Title: [In the storm of life, in the waves of sin]Author: E. E. HewittDate: 1889
Display Title: In the storm of life, in the waves of sinFirst Line: In the storm of life, in the waves of sinAuthor: E. E. HewittDate: 1892Subject: Awakening and Exhortation | ; Temperance |