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The call of the cross

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: The cross, the cross, it calls to one and all

[The cross, the cross! it calls to one and all]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Jean Howard Incipit: 51234 32431 76323 Used With Text: The Call of the Cross

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Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs Number Two #84 (1909) First Line: The cross, the cross! it calls to one and all Refrain First Line: 'Tis the call of the cross Languages: English Tune Title: [The cross, the cross! it calls to one and all]

The call of the cross

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Highway Hymnal #d283 (1915) First Line: The cross, the cross, it calls to one and all

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Eliza E. Hewitt Author of "The Call of the Cross" 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)