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[With outstretched hands and pleading tone]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. W. K. Incipit: 13311 33135 55653 Used With Text: The Savior is Calling for Thee

The Saviour is Calling for Thee

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: With outstretched hands and pleading tone Refrain First Line: Calling, calling Used With Tune: [With outstretched hands and pleading tone]

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The Saviour is Calling for Thee

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Old Story in Song #190 (1906) First Line: With outstretched hands and pleading tone Refrain First Line: Calling, calling Lyrics: 1 With outstretched hands and pleading tone, The Saviour is calling for thee; From Calv’ry’s cross, from yonder throne, The Saviour is calling for thee. Refrain: Calling, calling, The Saviour is calling for thee; Calling, calling, The Saviour is calling for thee. 2 From sins’ defilement, sin’s control, The Saviour is calling for thee; O yield to him thy blood-bought soul, The Saviour is calling for thee. [Refrain] 3 By countless mercies, day by day, The Saviour is calling for thee; By trials sent along the way, The Saviour is calling for thee. [Refrain] 4 He bids thee to a feast of love, The Saviour is calling for thee; To shining mansions built above, The Saviour is calling for thee. [Refrain] 5 Then turn this moment, look and live! The Saviour is calling for thee; Full, everlasting life he’ll give, The Saviour is calling for thee. [Refrain] Tune Title: [With outstretched hands and pleading tone]

The Savior is Calling for Thee

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Best of All #156 (1910) First Line: With outstretched hands and pleading tone Refrain First Line: Calling, calling, The Savior is calling for thee Tune Title: [With outstretched hands and pleading tone]

The Saviour is Calling for Thee

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Old Story in Song Number Two #173 (1908) First Line: With outstretched hands and pleading tone Refrain First Line: Calling, calling Tune Title: [With outstretched hands and pleading tone]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "The Saviour is Calling for Thee" in The Old Story in Song 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)

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: W. J. K. Arranger of "[With outstretched hands and pleading tone]" in The Old Story in Song William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

John Parker

1825 - 1911 Person Name: J. P. Composer of "[With outstretched hands and pleading tone]" in The New Christian Hymn Book John Parker, born in England, immigrated to the United States about 1847 at the age of 22. He was a Methodist pastor, serving churches in New York and Vermont. He was a chaplain in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He died in Asbury Park, New York in 1911. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Christian Advocate," Vol. 86, September 28, 1911, P. 1298 (6)