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All for Christ

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: All for Christ, be this our fervent prayer Refrain First Line: Hallelujah, all for Jesus

[All for Christ! be this our fervent pray'r]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Samuel W. Beazley Incipit: 33321 53454 22176 Used With Text: All for Christ

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Worship and Service #7 (1916) First Line: All for Christ, be this our fervent pray'r Refrain First Line: Hallelujah, all for Jesus Lyrics: 1 All for Christ! be this our fervent pray’r; O for grace to live for Him alone; All for Him whose ever loving care Ev’ry day has shown. Refrain: Hallelujah! all for Jesus, All for Christ, my Saviour; Life grows brighter day by day, Led along His holy way, Hallelujah! All for Jesus, All for Christ, my Saviour, His entirely would we be Till His face we see. 2 All for Christ! with service good and true; Consecrate to Him the flying hour; His own strength your ardor will renew, Gird your soul with pow’r. [Refrain] 3 Praise the Lord, who bo’t you with a price; Be His name exalted evermore; Live for Him, a willing sacrifice, Praise Him o’er and o’er. [Refrain] Topics: Christ; Consecration; Prayer Tune Title: [All for Christ, be this our fervent prayer]

All for Christ

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs of Evangelism #231 (1911) First Line: All for Christ! be this our fervent pray'r Refrain First Line: Hallelujah, all for Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [All for Christ! be this our fervent pray'r]

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Samuel W. Beazley

1873 - 1944 Composer of "[All for Christ, be this our fervent prayer]" in Worship and Service Samuel W. Beazley was born in Sparta, Virginia in 1873. He was a music scholar and taught music at Shenandoah College for five years. He composed over 4,000 gospel songs during his lifetime. Samuel W. Beazley maintained a successful publishing business in Chicago, Illinois. He died in Chicago on September 16, 1944. He was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1992. NN, Hymnary editor. Source: www.gmahalloffame.org

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "All for Christ" in Worship and Service 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)