Meu Coração Descansa em Deus

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 >

Translator: Werner Kaschel

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Text Information

First Line: Meu coração descana em Deus
Title: Meu Coração Descansa em Deus
English Title: My Faith Has Found a Resting Place
Translator: Werner Kaschel (1989)
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Language: Portuguese
Refrain First Line: Não se alicerça minha fé em credo ou tradição
Publication Date: 1991
Copyright: Copyright translation 1990 JUERP. All rights reserved.

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