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[Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 53333 11111 15555 Used With Text: Take Wings to Thy Soul

Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer Refrain First Line: Take wings, bright wings Lyrics: 1. Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer To rise above trials, temptations and care; New measures of blessing so trustfully bring, And hold sweet communion with Jesus, thy king. Refrain Take wings, bright wings; Take wings to the soul, O, believer, today! Take wings, bright wings; Mount up as the eagle, rejoice in thy way. 2. Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of praise; Arise, like the lark, in the pure morning rays; With carols of gladness as fresh as the dew, Give thanks for His mercies, abundant and true. [Refrain] 3. Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of love, All faithfully serving the Master above; O, haste to the needy with tidings of cheer; Spread heavenly sunshine where pathways are drear. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer] Text Sources: Hymns of the Heart, by Joseph F. Berry & Charles Gabriel (New York: The Methodist Book Concern, 1914), number 4

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Take Wings to Thy Soul

Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #6476 First Line: Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer Refrain First Line: Take wings, bright wings Lyrics: 1. Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer To rise above trials, temptations and care; New measures of blessing so trustfully bring, And hold sweet communion with Jesus, thy king. Refrain Take wings, bright wings; Take wings to the soul, O, believer, today! Take wings, bright wings; Mount up as the eagle, rejoice in thy way. 2. Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of praise; Arise, like the lark, in the pure morning rays; With carols of gladness as fresh as the dew, Give thanks for His mercies, abundant and true. [Refrain] 3. Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of love, All faithfully serving the Master above; O, haste to the needy with tidings of cheer; Spread heavenly sunshine where pathways are drear. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer]

Take Wings to Thy Soul

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Hymns of the Heart #4 (1914) First Line: Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer Refrain First Line: Take wings, bright wings Languages: English Tune Title: [Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Author of "Take Wings to Thy Soul" in The Cyber Hymnal 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)

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Person Name: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel Composer of "[Take wings to thy soul; take the pinions of prayer]" in The Cyber Hymnal Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman