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Very Little Tots

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Very little tots are we Refrain First Line: Very little tots, very little tots Used With Tune: [Very little tots are we]

[Very little tots are we]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: I. H. Meredith Incipit: 33216 15334 32623 Used With Text: Very Little Tots

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Children's Praise No. 1 #42 (1905) First Line: Very little tots are we Refrain First Line: Very little tots, very little tots Languages: English Tune Title: [Very little tots are we]

Very Little Tots

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Sunday School Hymns No. 1 #234 (1903) First Line: Very little tots are we Topics: Childhood; Primary Languages: English Tune Title: [Very little tots are we]

Jesus is the children's friend

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Hymnal: Children's Hymns and Songs #d110 (1924) First Line: Very little tots are we Languages: English

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Very Little Tots" in Children's Praise No. 1 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)

I. H. Meredith

1872 - 1962 Composer of "[Very little tots are we]" in Children's Praise No. 1 Pseudonyms Charles C. Ackley (taken from his wife’s name, Clarissa Ackley Cowan) Broughton Edwards Floyd Engle (from his address on Floyd Street in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) Arthur Grantley Bruce Kennedy See also Ackley, Chas. C. 1872-1962 See also Edwards, Broughton