Will they know I am coming

Will they know I am coming

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Tune: [Will they know I am coming]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Will they know I am coming to join them in glory,
The dear ones who gather on Eden’s bright side?
Will they pause in the singing of love’s blessed story,
To give me a greeting beyond the swift tide?

Refrain:
Will they know I am coming to heaven’s fair portal?
Will they know I am coming their rapture to share?
Oh, a voice in my heart, like an echo immortal,
Is whispering softly, “they’ll welcome me there.” [Refrain]

2 Will they know I am coming, when earth’s toil is ended,
To join in their anthem, to learn the “new song,”
Unto Him who hath saved me, and led and defended,
To worship my Saviour amid the white throng? [Refrain]

3 Will they know I am coming, will loved ones in gladness
Await me, when Jesus shall call me on high?
Oh, it gives blessed comfort, in moments of sadness,
To think of the meetings beyond the blue sky. [Refrain]

Source: Hymns of the Kingdom: for use in religious meetings #110

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Eliza Edmunds Hewitt, 1851-1920 Born: June 28, 1851, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Died: Ap­ril 24, 1920, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Buried: Wood­lands Cem­e­te­ry, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Pseudonym: Li­die H. Ed­munds. After grad­u­a­tion from school, Eli­za be­gan teach­ing. How­ev­er, her ca­reer was cut short by a ser­i­ous spin­al prob­lem. She par­tial­ly re­cov­ered, but was an in­val­id most of her life. She then turned to hymn writ­ing, which ran in the fam­i­ly—her cou­sin was hymn­ist Ed­gar Stites. Eliza lived all her life in Phil­a­del­phia, where she was Sun­day School sup­er­in­tend­ent at the North­ern Home for Friend­less Child… Go to person page >

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Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

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Soul-Stirring Songs #d109
Hymns of the Kingdom: for use in religious meetings #110TextImageAudio