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[There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea]

Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 12351 32572 17712

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea Refrain First Line: Perishing souls, over the sea Used With Tune: [There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea]

Beautiful Land

Author: W. J. K. Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: There's a land, beautiful land, just beyond Refrain First Line: Beautiful land, over the strand Used With Tune: [There's a land, beautiful land, just beyond]

Jesus erlöst

Author: C. Fistler Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Seelen noch sind in dem Joch heidnischer Nacht Refrain First Line: Preiset den Herrn, nahe und fern Used With Tune: [Seelen noch sind in dem Joch heidnischer Nacht]

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Perishing Souls

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs of Sovereign Grace #92 (1897) First Line: There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea Refrain First Line: Perishing souls, over the sea Lyrics: 1 There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea, Perishing souls in our own native land; Bearing the message of love everlasting and free, Let us reach them a kind, helping hand. Refrain: Perishing souls, over the sea; Jubilant songs floating over the waves, Carry the joy, wonderful joy, Carry the news, glorious news, Jesus saves. 2 Blessed work, beautiful work, children of light, Gratefully tell of the Master we love, Witnessing daily of him who hath scattered our night, And prepares us for mansions above. [Refrain] 3 Lift the cross, Calvary’s cross! near and afar, Numberless hearts shall acknowledge its power; Hasten the day when the nations shall follow his star, Hail the dawn of the bright, golden hour. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea]

Perishing Souls

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Young People's Hymnal #20 (1897) First Line: There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea Refrain First Line: Perishing souls, over the sea Languages: English Tune Title: [There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea]

Perishing Souls

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Pentecostal Hymns No. 2 #88 (1898) First Line: There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea Refrain First Line: Perishing souls, over the sea Languages: English Tune Title: [There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[There are souls, perishing souls, over the sea]" in Songs of Sovereign Grace 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

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Perishing Souls" in Songs of Sovereign Grace 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)