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[Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 12343 21271 24421 Used With Text: Precious Blood of Calvary

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill Refrain First Line: Precious blood of Calvary, Shed for many, shed for me Lyrics: 1 Blessed stream from Calv’ry’s hill, Flowing freely, flowing still, Plunge me, Lord, beneath the tide, Flowing from thy riven side. Refrain: Precious blood of Calvary, Shed for many, shed for me; This my all availing plea, Jesus shed his blood for me. 2 Shed, to take my sins away, Shed, to cleanse me day by day; Sprinkling now the mercy-seat, There I find communion sweet. [Refrain] 3 Tho’ the whole wide world should come, At this fountain there is room; Millions at the cross I see, Yet he makes a place for me. [Refrain] 4 When with all the saints above, Saved, I sing redeeming love, Still the blood my theme shall be, Shed for many, shed for me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill]

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Precious Blood of Calvary

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Best of All #261 (1910) First Line: Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill Refrain First Line: Precious blood of Calvary, Shed for many, shed for me Lyrics: 1 Blessed stream from Calv’ry’s hill, Flowing freely, flowing still, Plunge me, Lord, beneath the tide, Flowing from thy riven side. Refrain: Precious blood of Calvary, Shed for many, shed for me; This my all availing plea, Jesus shed his blood for me. 2 Shed, to take my sins away, Shed, to cleanse me day by day; Sprinkling now the mercy-seat, There I find communion sweet. [Refrain] 3 Tho’ the whole wide world should come, At this fountain there is room; Millions at the cross I see, Yet he makes a place for me. [Refrain] 4 When with all the saints above, Saved, I sing redeeming love, Still the blood my theme shall be, Shed for many, shed for me. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill]

Precious Blood of Calvary

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: White Wings #79 (1896) First Line: Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill Languages: English Tune Title: [Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill]

Precious blood of Calvary

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: International Song Service #161 (1895) First Line: Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill Lyrics: 1 Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill, Flowing freely, flowing still, Plunge me, Lord, beneath the tide, Flowing from Thy riven side. Chorus: Precious blood of Calvary, Shed for many, shed for me, This my all availing plea, Jesus shed His blood for me. 2 Shed, to take my sin away, Shed, to cleanse me day by day; Sprinkling now the mercy seat, There I find communion sweet. [Chorus] 3 Though the whole wide world should come, At this fountain there is room; Millions at the cross I see, Yet He makes a place for me. [Chorus] 4 When with all the saints above, Saved, I sing redeeming love, Still the blood my theme shall be, Shed for many, shed for me. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CALVARY

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Precious Blood of Calvary" in The Best of All 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 "[Blessed stream from Calv'ry's hill]" in The Best of All 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