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[Go, carry thy burden to Jesus]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 13234 34535 54323 Used With Text: O, Steal Away Softly to Jesus

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Go, carry thy burden to Jesus Lyrics: 1 Go, carry thy burden to Jesus, And lay down thy load at His feet, Where Calvary’s cross is uplifted, Find pardon and comforting sweet. Refrain: O, steal away softly to Jesus, To Him let thy heart be outpoured; Thy Father, who seeth in secret, Shall give thee a gracious reward. 2 Rejoice in His wonderful mercy, Thy soul from its sorrow relieved, Then, turning in love to thy neighbor, Give freely, as thou hast received. [Refrain] 3 Let Christ be thy gracious Companion, Keep close to His side, day by day; The Fountain, unseen, of the blessings That brighten and gladden the way. [Refrain] 4 O, fellowship precious and holy, His life, overflowing in love, Shall bring to the needy around thee Fair sunbeams and bloom from above. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Go, carry thy burden to Jesus]

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O, Steal Away Softly to Jesus

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Old Story in Song #33 (1906) First Line: Go, carry thy burden to Jesus Lyrics: 1 Go, carry thy burden to Jesus, And lay down thy load at His feet, Where Calvary’s cross is uplifted, Find pardon and comforting sweet. Refrain: O, steal away softly to Jesus, To Him let thy heart be outpoured; Thy Father, who seeth in secret, Shall give thee a gracious reward. 2 Rejoice in His wonderful mercy, Thy soul from its sorrow relieved, Then, turning in love to thy neighbor, Give freely, as thou hast received. [Refrain] 3 Let Christ be thy gracious Companion, Keep close to His side, day by day; The Fountain, unseen, of the blessings That brighten and gladden the way. [Refrain] 4 O, fellowship precious and holy, His life, overflowing in love, Shall bring to the needy around thee Fair sunbeams and bloom from above. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Go, carry thy burden to Jesus]

O, Steal Away Softly to Jesus

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Best of All #45 (1910) First Line: Go, carry thy burden to Jesus Tune Title: [Go, carry thy burden to Jesus]

O, Steal Away Softly to Jesus

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Songs of Perfect Love #117 (1922) First Line: Go, carry thy burden to Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [Go, carry thy burden to Jesus]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Go, carry thy burden to Jesus]" in The Old Story in Song 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

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "O, Steal Away Softly to Jesus" in The Old Story in Song 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)