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[Have you heard the good news from the country afar]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Incipit: 55545 11767 15123 Used With Text: Good News
[Have you heard the good news from the country afar]
Good News
Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.4 #135 (1894) First Line: Have you heard the good news from the country afar Refrain First Line: Good news, good news, from the country afar Lyrics: 1 Have you heard the good news from the country afar,
Where the angels of God and the glorified are?
That a mansion of joy is prepared there for you
If your trust is in Jesus, “the Faithful and True.”
Refrain:
Good news, good news, from the country afar
Where the Lamb that was slain is the Bright Morning Star?
Good news, good news, There’s a mansion for you,
If your trust is in Jesus, “The Faithful and True.”
2 Have you heard the good news from the land where they say
That no shadow of night dims its beautiful day,
Not a sorrow shall darken its portals so fair,
And no sin dare invade, for the King dwelleth there. [Refrain]
3 Have you heard the good news? will you tell it again?
Will you speed on the word to the children of men?
For the Lord who has gone to prepare you a place,
Has a welcome for all, thro’ His wonderful grace. [Refrain]
4 Have you heard the good news from the Savior we love?
Never more is it far to that country above!
For our union with Him brings its glories so near,
That we fancy its grand hallelujahs we hear. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Have you heard the good news from the country afar]
Good News
Good News
Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #304 (1894) First Line: Have you heard the good news from the country afar Refrain First Line: Good news, good news, from the country afar Languages: English Tune Title: [Have you heard the good news from the country afar]
Good News
E. E. Hewitt
1851 - 1920 Author of "Good News" in Triumphant Songs No.4 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)
E. E. Hewitt
E. O. Excell
1851 - 1921 Composer of "[Have you heard the good news from the country afar]" in Triumphant Songs No.4 Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000.
John Perry
E. O. Excell
