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[Out in the breakers are perishing souls]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Robert Harkness Incipit: 53334 32521 35325 Used With Text: Save One

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: Out in the breakers are perishing souls Refrain First Line: Pity the perishing Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:9 Used With Tune: [Out in the breakers are perishing souls]

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Save One!

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Alexander's Hymns No. 2 #14 (1916) First Line: Out in the breakers are perishing souls Refrain First Line: Pity the perishing, labour and pray Languages: English Tune Title: [Out in the breakers are perishing souls]

Save One!

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Alexander's New Revival Hymns #35 (1922) First Line: Out in the breakers are perishing souls Refrain First Line: Pity the perishing Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:9 Languages: English Tune Title: [Out in the breakers are perishing souls]

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Alexander's Gospel Songs No. 2 #71 (1910) First Line: Out in the breakers are perishing souls Refrain First Line: Pity the perishing Languages: English Tune Title: [Out in the breakers are perishing souls]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Save One" in Alexander's Gospel Songs No. 2 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)

Robert Harkness

1880 - 1961 Composer of "[Out in the breakers are perishing souls]" in Alexander's Gospel Songs No. 2 After attending a revival meeting by Reuben Torrey and Charles M. Alexander, Harkness became Alexander’s pianist. He came to Christ shortly thereafter (on a bicycle, he said), and made several round the world tours with Torrey and Alexander. Harkness was especially well known for his program The Music of the Cross, and as the author of correspondence courses in hymn playing. He wrote over 2,000 hymns and Gospel songs in his lifetime. (hymntime.com/tch)