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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth Refrain First Line: Wonderful, wonderful Saviour Used With Tune: [Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth]

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[Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 53451 16554 34443 Used With Text: Wonderful Saviour

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Wonderful Saviour

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Joyful Sound #20 (1889) First Line: Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth Refrain First Line: Wonderful, wonderful Saviour Lyrics: 1 Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth, Wonderful all thy years on earth; Gratefully we thy pure life trace,— Deeds of compassion, words of grace. Refrain: Wonderful, wonderful Saviour, Love without measure is thine; Oh, it is wonderful! glorious and wonderful! This loving Saviour is mine. 2 Wonderful night of agony! Wonderful cross of Calvary! Praying for those who nailed thee there; Wonderful sorrow, conflict, prayer. [Refrain] 3 Wonderful all thy life above, Pleading for us in thy great love; Wonderful, though exalted there Sweet name of Brother thou dost bear. [Refrain] 4 Wonderful heart, that throbs for all, Sinful and weak, who on thee call; How can I praise thee! joy divine, Wonderful Savior, thou art mine! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth]

Wonderful Saviour

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Sacred Trio #198 (1889) First Line: Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth Refrain First Line: Wonderful, wonderful Saviour Tune Title: [Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth]

Wonderful, wonderful Saviour

Author: E.E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Sacred Trio #198 (1892) First Line: Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth Topics: Christ (Jesus); Christmas

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Wonderful Saviour" in Joyful Sound 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 "[Wonderful, Lord, thy lowly birth]" in Joyful Sound 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