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Whose Love Befriending

Representative Text

1 Praise the Lord, whose love befriending us,
Daily mercies new is sending us;
Praise Him with delight, whose saving might
Will guide our steps aright.

Refrain:
O praise the Lord, whose gifts outpoured,
Have crowned our days and cheered our ways;
O praise the Lord! Our hearts record
Sweet tokens of His love,
With blessings from above.

2 When we pray our Father hearing us,
Sends a promise sweetly cheering us;
For He knows our needs and onward leads,
His grace all thought exceeds. [Refrain]

3 Praise the Lord, the King all-glorious,
Over sin and death victorious;
While His mercies throng, ring out a song,
A carol loud and strong. [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #142

Author: Eliza 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 >

Text Information

First Line: Praise the Lord, whose love befriending us
Title: Whose Love Befriending
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt (1917)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O praise the Lord, whose gifts outpoured
Publication Date: 1917
Copyright: Public Domain

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Jubilate #142

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Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #142

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New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #246

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Praise and Service Songs for Sunday Schools #127

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