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Author: M. C. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Swiftly speeds the hour we must part Refrain First Line: Seeking so patiently, seeking with prayer Used With Tune: [Swiftly speeds the hour we must part]

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[Swiftly speeds the hour we must part]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: M. Cumming Incipit: 13555 64523 44345 Used With Text: Till We Meet Again

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Till We Meet Again

Author: M. C. Hymnal: Kingdom of Song for the Sunday School #134 (1900) First Line: Swiftly speeds the hour we must part Refrain First Line: Seeking so patiently, seeking with prayer Languages: English Tune Title: [Swiftly speeds the hour we must part]

Till we meet again

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Hymnal: Glad Tidings for Sunday Schools, Revival Meetings #d116 (1899) First Line: Swiftly speeds the hour we must part Refrain First Line: Seeking so patiently, seeking with prayer Languages: English

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Eliza E. Hewitt Author of "Till we meet again" in Glad Tidings for Sunday Schools, Revival Meetings 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)