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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: In the midst of care and tribulation Refrain First Line: Happy message, blessed message Used With Tune: [In the midst of care and tribulation]

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[In the midst of care and tribulation]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Hall Incipit: 32156 51765 65333 Used With Text: A Message from the King

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A Message from the King

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Crowning Day No. 4 #146 (1900) First Line: In the midst of care and tribulation Refrain First Line: Happy message, blessed message Lyrics: 1 In the midst of care and tribulation, Comes a song that’s sweeter than the Spring; Who will spread the tidings of salvation? Who will bear a message from the King? Refrain: Happy message, blessed message! Joy to the heart it will bring; Happy message, blessed message, Who will bear a message from King? 2 Who will be a herald of the Saviour, Going where His Spirit leads the way? Who will witness of His grace and favor? Who will speak a word of Him today? [Refrain] 3 Who will tell to those who stray in sadness, Of the happy rest at Jesus’ feet? Who will lead them to the fount of gladness, And the story of the cross repeat? [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [In the midst of care and tribulation]

A Message from the King

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs of the Kingdom #42 (1911) First Line: In the midst of care and tribulation Refrain First Line: Happy message, blessed message Languages: English Tune Title: [In the midst of care and tribulation]

A Message from the King

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Voices for Jesus #64 (1910) First Line: In the midst of care and tribulation Refrain First Line: Happy message, blessed message Languages: English Tune Title: [In the midst of care and tribulation]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "A Message from the King" in Crowning Day 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)

J. H. Hall

1855 - 1941 Composer of "[In the midst of care and tribulation]" in Crowning Day No. 4 Jacob Henry Hall, 1855-1941 Born: January 2, 1855, near Harrisonburg, Virginia. Died: December 22, 1941. Buried: Dayton, Virginia. Son of farmer George G. Hall and Elizabeth Thomas Hall, Jacob attended singing schools taught by Timothy Funk when he was a boy. As his love of music progressed, he earned money by trapping quail and bought a German accordion; he soon learned to play one part while singing another. After he and his brother jointly purchased an organ, he taught himself to play hymn tunes, Gospel songs, and anthems. He went on to study music theory, harmony, and composition in Harrisonburg and elsewhere, and in 1877 attended a Normal Music School in New Market, Virginia, taught by Benjamin Unseld and P. J. Merges. Afterward, he partnered with H. T. Wartman for two years to conduct singing schools and conventions. In 1890, Hall attended Dana’s Musical Institute in Warren, Ohio, and a normal school run by George & F. W. Root at Silver Lake, New York. He later served as principal of the National Normal School of Music. Hall’s works include: Hall’s Songs of Home, 1885 The Star of Bethlehem (Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush-Kieffer Company) Musical Million (assistant editor) Spirit of Praise, with William Kirkpatrick & Charles Case (Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Company, 1911) Hall’s Quartettes for Men, 1912 Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers/em> (New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1914) Sources-- Hall, pp. 329-34 Lyrics-- Glorious Morning Dawns, The O Thou Whose Matchless Power Controls --hymntime.com/tch