Father, Bless Thy Word

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Father, bless thy Word to me

Author: E. E. Hewitt
Tune: [Father, bless thy word to me]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 Father, bless thy Word to me,
Touch my eyes that I may see
Some new message from above,
Something of Thy tender love.

Chorus:
Wonderful Word, wonderful Word,
Wonderful Word of love;
Father, bless Thy Word to me,
Wonderful Word of love.

2 Ev'ry lesson that I rea
Will to Jesus sweetly lead,
Tell me of His life laid down,
Of His manger, cross and crown. [Chorus]

3 Like the dew upon the flow'rs,
Like the gentle falling show'rs,
Let Thy word of blessing fall,
Smile, dear Lord, upon us all. [Chorus]

Source: Let Youth Praise Him: a hymnal for Christian primary schools, Sunday schools and Christian homes #30

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Author: E. E. Hewitt

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 (… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Father, bless thy Word to me
Title:	Father, Bless Thy Word
Author:	E. E. Hewitt
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Wonderful Word, wonderful Word
Copyright:	Public Domain