1 Saviour, we seek for Thy blessing,
Promised to us long ago;
Now, in Thy name, we are praying,
Wonderful mercies bestow.
Refrain:
Open the windows of heaven;
Pray we in loving accord;
While we are trustfully waiting,
Pour out Thy blessing, O Lord!
2 Help us to bring to Thy store-house,
All that belongeth to Thee;
Off’rings of life, love and service,
Thine blessed Saviour, to be. [Refrain]
3 Fill all our hearts with Thy fulness,
From Thy great ocean of love;
Grant us the might of Thy Spirit,
Gird us with pow’r from above. [Refrain]
4 Open the windows of heaven;
Graciously answer our prayer
Till we shall sing hallelujahs,
When in Thy glory we share. [Refrain]
Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #43
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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