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'Tis a Grand Work, Winning Souls

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls Refrain First Line: Tis a grand work, winning souls Lyrics: 1 ‘Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls; Oh, the tide of joy like a river rolls, And the peace of God the trusting heart controls, Winning precious souls for Jesus. Chorus: ‘Tis a grand work, winning souls! ‘Tis a glorious work, winning souls! Heaven’s bliss is nearer and the Savior dearer, ‘Tis a grand work, winning souls. 2 OH, ‘tis sweet to live so near the Master’s side, All the pow’r we need from his grace supplied, Leading weary wand’rers to the Crucified, Winning precious souls for Jesus. [Chorus] 3 We can throw a light across a darkened way, A bright sunny gleam from the Land of Day, We can show his love in all we do and say, Winning precious souls for Jesus. [Chorus] 4 Let us work away until the evenfall, Till the starry hour when the angels call; Then a crown of life beyond the jasper wall,— Glory evermore to Jesus. [Chorus] Topics: Life and Service Used With Tune: [Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls]

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['Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. S. Lorenz Incipit: 12314 33263 22176 Used With Text: 'Tis a Grand Work, Winning Souls

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'Tis a Grand Work, Winning Souls

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs for Work and Worship #39 (1900) First Line: Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls Refrain First Line: Tis a grand work, winning souls Lyrics: 1 ‘Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls; Oh, the tide of joy like a river rolls, And the peace of God the trusting heart controls, Winning precious souls for Jesus. Chorus: ‘Tis a grand work, winning souls! ‘Tis a glorious work, winning souls! Heaven’s bliss is nearer and the Savior dearer, ‘Tis a grand work, winning souls. 2 OH, ‘tis sweet to live so near the Master’s side, All the pow’r we need from his grace supplied, Leading weary wand’rers to the Crucified, Winning precious souls for Jesus. [Chorus] 3 We can throw a light across a darkened way, A bright sunny gleam from the Land of Day, We can show his love in all we do and say, Winning precious souls for Jesus. [Chorus] 4 Let us work away until the evenfall, Till the starry hour when the angels call; Then a crown of life beyond the jasper wall,— Glory evermore to Jesus. [Chorus] Topics: Life and Service Languages: English Tune Title: [Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls]

'Tis a Grand Work, Winning Souls

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: New Anti-Saloon Songs #29 (1905) First Line: 'Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls Refrain First Line: 'Tis a grand work, winning souls! Languages: English Tune Title: ['Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls]

'Tis a Grand Work, Winning Souls

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Spirit and Life No. 2 #39 (1895) First Line: 'Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls Refrain First Line: 'Tis a grand work, winning souls! Languages: English Tune Title: ['Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "'Tis a Grand Work, Winning Souls" in Songs for Work and Worship 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)

Edmund S. Lorenz

1854 - 1942 Person Name: E. S. Lorenz Composer of "[Tis a good work, grand work, this of winning souls]" in Songs for Work and Worship Pseudonymns: John D. Cresswell, L. S. Edwards, E. D. Mund, ==================== Lorenz, Edmund Simon. (North Lawrence, Stark County, Ohio, July 13, 1854--July 10, 1942, Dayton, Ohio). Son of Edward Lorenz, a German-born shoemaker who turned preacher, served German immigrants in northwestern Ohio, and was editor of the church paper, Froehliche Botschafter, 1894-1900. Edmund graduated from Toledo High School in 1870, taught German, and was made a school principal at a salary of $20 per week. At age 19, he moved to Dayton to become the music editor for the United Brethren Publishing House. He graduated from Otterbein College (B.A.) in 1880, studied at Union Biblical Seminary, 1878-1881, then went to Yale Divinity School where he graduated (B.D.) in 1883. He then spent a year studying theology in Leipzig, Germany. He was ordained by the Miami [Ohio] Conference of the United Brethren in Christ in 1877. The following year, he married Florence Kumler, with whom he had five children. Upon his return to the United States, he served as pastor of the High Street United Brethren Church in Dayton, 1884-1886, and then as president of Lebanon Valley College, 1887-1889. Ill health led him to resign his presidency. In 1890 he founded the Lorenz Publishing Company of Dayton, to which he devoted the remainder of his life. For their catalog, he wrote hymns, and composed many gospel songs, anthems, and cantatas, occasionally using pseudonyms such as E.D. Mund, Anna Chichester, and G.M. Dodge. He edited three of the Lorenz choir magazines, The Choir Leader, The Choir Herald, and Kirchenchor. Prominent among the many song-books and hymnals which he compiled and edited were those for his church: Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship (1874), Pilgerlieder (1878), Songs of Grace (1879), The Otterbein Hymnal (1890), and The Church Hymnal (1934). For pastors and church musicians, he wrote several books stressing hymnody: Practical Church Music (1909), Church Music (1923), Music in Work and Worship (1925), and The Singing Church (1938). In 1936, Otterbein College awarded him the honorary D.Mus. degree and Lebanon Valley College the honorary LL.D. degree. --Information from granddaughter Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter, DNAH Archives