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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Thou cleansing and transforming Fire Refrain First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, come just now Used With Tune: [Thou cleansing and transforming Fire]

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[Thou cleansing and transforming Fire]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 51111 23333 45543 Used With Text: Come, Holy Spirit

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Come, Holy Spirit

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs of the Century #159 (1900) First Line: Thou cleansing and transforming Fire Refrain First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, come just now Lyrics: 1 Thou cleansing and transforming Fire, Come, Holy Spirit, come! Our hearts with burning zeal inspire, Come, Holy Spirit, come! Chorus: Come, Holy Spirit, come just now, While at the mercy-seat we bow; With heav’nly pow’r our souls endow, Come, Holy Spirit, come! 2 Come in thy pentecostal might, Come, Holy Spirit, come! With peace and comfort, life and light, Come, Holy Spirit, come! [Chorus] 3 Help us arise to heights above, Come, Holy Spirit, come! Let ev’ry tho’t and word be love, Come, Holy Spirit, come! [Chorus] 4 Bring, as of old, the tongues of flame, Come, Holy Spirit, come! To praise the precious Savior’s name, Come, Holy Spirit, come! [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Thou cleansing and transforming Fire]

Come, Holy Spirit

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs of Redemption #139 (1899) First Line: Thou cleansing and transforming Fire Refrain First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, come just now Languages: English Tune Title: [Thou cleansing and transforming Fire]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Come, Holy Spirit" in Songs of the Century 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)

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Thou cleansing and transforming Fire]" in Songs of the Century William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman