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The Story of Ruth

Author: Lidie E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: Special Songs and Services First Line: The night's dim, purple shadows Used With Tune: [The night's dim, purple shadows]

[The night's dim, purple shadows]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Dodworth Hymnal Title: Special Songs and Services Incipit: 35112 31343 21225 Used With Text: The Story of Ruth

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The story of Ruth

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Hymnal: Seed-time and Harvest Lessons #d4 (1892) Hymnal Title: Seed-time and Harvest Lessons First Line: The night's dim, purple shadows

Author: Lidie E. Hewitt Hymnal: Special Songs and Services #20 (1893) Hymnal Title: Special Songs and Services First Line: The night's dim, purple shadows Languages: English Tune Title: [The night's dim, purple shadows]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Lidie E. Hewitt Hymnal Title: Special Songs and Services Author of "The Story of Ruth" in Special Songs and Services 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)