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Coming Today

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: The children are coming to Jesus today Refrain First Line: They're coming today, coming today

[The children are coming to Jesus today]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Victor H. Benke Incipit: 55321 51252 17617 Used With Text: Coming Today

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The King of Glory #202 (1918) First Line: The children are coming to Jesus today Refrain First Line: They're coming today, coming today Lyrics: 1 The children are coming to Jesus today, His kind invitation they’ve heard; And gladly they hasten His call to obey, Assured by His welcoming word. Refrain: They’re coming today, coming today, The children are coming today; They’re coming today, coming today, The children are coming today. 2 The children are coming to Him who can save, And help them the vict’ry to win, For Jesus in mercy His life freely gave, That they might be cleansed from all win. [Refrain] 3 The children are coming to follow the King, To pathways of wisdom and love; In joyful hosannas His praises shall ring; Some day they shall see Him above. [Refrain] Tune Title: [The children are coming to Jesus today]

Coming Today

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Living Praise #102 (1902) First Line: The children are coming to Jesus today Refrain First Line: They're coming today, coming today Languages: English Tune Title: [The children are coming to Jesus today]

Coming Today

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Calvary's Praises #205 (1917) First Line: The children are coming to Jesus today Refrain First Line: They're coming today, coming today Languages: English Tune Title: [The children are coming to Jesus today]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Coming Today" in Calvary's Praises 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)

Victor H. Benke

1872 - 1904 Composer of "[The children are coming to Jesus today]" in Calvary's Praises Victor H. Benke was born on July 1872, Ratibor, Germany (now Racibórz, Poland). He emigrated to America at the of age 21. He served as the regular organist at the Bowery Mission in New York City for a number of years. He settled in Brooklyn where he gave piano and organ lessons and composed music. He worked with Fanny Crosby, who wrote words to a number of his pieces, and Ira Sankey. He also played the organ for Dwight Moody in his evangelistic work. Benke died on July 15, 1904 in New York. [Sources: Crosby, pp. 535, 562] NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/n/benke_vh.htm