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Let in the Light!

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Open your hearts to the sunshine of love Refrain First Line: Light, light, beautiful light!

[Open your hearts to the sunshine of love]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 53453 11765 52346 Used With Text: Let in the Light!

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Young People's Hymnal No. 2 #24 (1905) First Line: Open your hearts to the sunshine of love Refrain First Line: Light, light, beautiful light! Languages: English Tune Title: [Open your hearts to the sunshine of love]

Let in the Light!

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Celestial Songs #314 (1921) First Line: Open your hearts to the sunshine of love Refrain First Line: Light, light, beautiful light! Languages: English Tune Title: [Open your hearts to the sunshine of love]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Let in the Light!" in Celestial Songs 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)

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Open your hearts to the sunshine of love]" in Celestial Songs William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman