When the Lord is Our Treasure

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When the Lord is our treasure

Author: E. E. Hewitt
Tune: [When the Lord is our treasure]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 When the Lord is our treasure,
When in Him we are strong,
Ev’ry day brings its pleasure,
Ev’ry night has its song;
Trusting Him for the morrow,
Since His love will not cease;
He will waken in sorrow,
Tender carols of peace.

Refrain:
When the Lord is our treasure,
Happy praise we prolong;
Ev’ry day brings its pleasure,
Ev’ry night has its song.

2 In the life hid in Jesus,
There is purest delight;
Golden beams for the morning,
Silver stars for the night.
For His goodness and mercy—
Blessed angels are they
That shall ever attend us
When we walk in His way. [Refrain]

3 Let us give, as He giveth,
Loving words, kindly deeds;
Pass the joy to our neighbor,
Help the world in its needs.
O, for more of His Spirit,
Loving, gracious, and true,
Doing earnestly, gladly,
What our hands find to do. [Refrain]

Source: Crowning Day No. 4 #135

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Author: E. E. Hewitt

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 (… Go to person page >

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First Line:	When the Lord is our treasure
Title:	When the Lord is Our Treasure
Author:	E. E. Hewitt
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	When the Lord is our treasure
Publication Date:	1900
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.