We Sing to Thee

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We sing to thee, our blessed Lord

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Tune: [We sing to Thee, our blessed Lord]
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1 We sing to thee, our blessed Lord;
O, kindly hear, thy help afford;
Lead us to own thy wondrous ways,
Inspire our hearts to nobler praise.

Refrain:
We sing to thee, we sing to thee;
And sweet and glad the song will be;
We sing to thee, we sing to thee,
At whose command, the shadows flee;
We sing to thee, a joyful song,
Let faith and Love the notes prolong;
While for thy grace we humbly pray,
Let ev’ry heart rejoice today.

2 We sing to thee, for thou hast died
The pearly gates to open wide,
“Come unto me,” we hear thee say,
Thyself the life, the Truth, the Way. [Refrain]

3 We sing to thee; for, risen high,
Thou livest now, no more to die;
Our fondest hopes on thee are staid,
Thy pow’r will keep, thy love will aid. [Refrain]

Source: The Service of Praise #28

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Author: Eliza 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:	We sing to thee, our blessed Lord
Title:	We Sing to Thee
Author:	Eliza E. Hewitt
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	We sing to thee, we sing to thee
Publication Date:	1900
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.