We Sing the Blessed Story

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We sing the blessed story

Author: E. E. Hewitt
Tune: [We sing the blessed story]
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1 We sing the blessed story,
So old, yet ever new,
Of love that never faileth,
Unchanging, tender, true;
The love of Christ our Savior,
Who came to seek and save;
That we might have salvation,
His blood he gave.

Chorus:
We sing the song,
So old yet ever new;
Our Saviour’s love, unchanging, tender, true;
A song of praise, of gladness and of love,
To Christ our King above.

2 We sing the blessed story,
A song of thanks sincere,
For all the many mercies,
Which in our path appear;
For days of sunny brightness,
For nights of starry peace;
For blessings without number,
Still may our praise increase. [Refrain]

3 We sing the blessed story,
Of Christ our Heav’nly Friend;
May we, in sweetest service,
Our time and talents spend;
Led by his loving Spirit,
And strengthened by his grace,
We’ll sing and work for Jesus,
Until we see his face. [Refrain]

Source: The Service of Praise #78

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Author: E. E. Hewitt

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 (… Go to person page >

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First Line:	We sing the blessed story
Title:	We Sing the Blessed Story
Author:	E. E. Hewitt
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	We sing the song
Publication Date:	1900
Copyright:	Public Domain