Speak for Jesus

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Speak for Jesus, He hath touched you

Author: E. E. Hewitt
Tune: [Speak for Jesus; He hath touched you]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 Speak for Jesus; He hath touched you,
Raised you form the death of sin;
Use for Him the life He gives you;
Rise and precious jewels win!

Refrain:
Arise and speak! arise and speak!
Christ is list'ning now above;
Arise and speak for Him who saves you,
Arise and speak for Him you love!

2 Speak for Jesus; not unaided
Shall we go before His face;
He will take our lips and fill them
With the message of His grace. [Refrain]

3 Speak for Jesus; let His Spirit
Tell you what to do and say;
Humbly, gladly own your Savior;
let your light shine out today! [Refrain]

4 Speak for Jesus, blessed Savior!
Tell of mercies, sweet and true;
Pleading, on His throne of glory,
He is speaking now for you. [Refrain]

Coronation Hymns, 1910

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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:	Speak for Jesus, He hath touched you
Title:	Speak for Jesus
Author:	E. E. Hewitt
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Arise and speak! arise and speak!
Copyright:	Public Domain