1 Not unto us shall be the praise;
Keep us, dear Lord, in all our ways;
Savior, uphold us, else we fall,
Dwell Thou within us, all in all!
Refrain:
Not unto us the praise shall be,
Glory and honor, Lord, to Thee!
Glory and praise, we humbly sing,
Blessing and might to Christ, our King.
2 Not unto us shall be the praise;
Savior, make fruitful all our days;
Fill with Thy Spirit hour by hour,
Spreading abroad Thy saving power. [Refrain]
3 Not unto us shall be the praise;
When in the gloom bright songs we raise;
Thou art the Light, that, shining clear,
Breaks thro’ the clouds of grief and fear. [Refrain]
4 Not unto us shall be the praise;
When on Thy beauty, Lord, we gaze;
Swelling the rapture ‘round the throne,
Glory and honor Thine alone. [Refrain]
Source: Gospel Herald in Song #187
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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