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[No blossom needs the light]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 51172 16517 76715 Used With Text: Athirst for Thee

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: No blossom needs the light Refrain First Line: O come! O come Lyrics: 1 No blossom needs the light, Nor bud the springtime bright, As I have need of Thee; Dear Savior, come to me. Refrain: O come! O come! My soul is thirsting, Lord, for Thee; With me abide, till satisfied, I wake to dwell with Thee. 2 The lily holds its cup To drink the dewdrops up; So, Lord, I lift my face To catch the dews of grace. [Refrain] 3 For pardon for my sin, And purity within, I’m trusting all to Thee; Come in Thy pow’r to me. [Refrain] 4 The birds that sing Thy praise Along the leafy ways, Sing not redeeming love; That song I’ll sing above. [Refrain] Topics: Confession Scripture: John 7:37 Used With Tune: [No blossom needs the light]

O Himmelslicht

Author: E. C. Magaret Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O Himmelslicht brich' ein! Refrain First Line: O Licht! O Lust Used With Tune: [O Himmelslicht brich' ein!]

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Athirst for Thee

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Gospel Herald in Song #8 (1899) First Line: No blossom needs the light Refrain First Line: O come! O come Lyrics: 1 No blossom needs the light, Nor bud the springtime bright, As I have need of Thee; Dear Savior, come to me. Refrain: O come! O come! My soul is thirsting, Lord, for Thee; With me abide, till satisfied, I wake to dwell with Thee. 2 The lily holds its cup To drink the dewdrops up; So, Lord, I lift my face To catch the dews of grace. [Refrain] 3 For pardon for my sin, And purity within, I’m trusting all to Thee; Come in Thy pow’r to me. [Refrain] 4 The birds that sing Thy praise Along the leafy ways, Sing not redeeming love; That song I’ll sing above. [Refrain] Topics: Confession Scripture: John 7:37 Languages: English Tune Title: [No blossom needs the light]

Athirst for Thee

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Great Tabernacle Hymns #63 (1916) First Line: No blossom needs the light Refrain First Line: O come! O come Languages: English Tune Title: [No blossom needs the light]

O Himmelslicht

Author: E. E. H.; E. C. Magaret Hymnal: Die Kleine Palme No. 2 #48 (1900) First Line: O Himmelslicht, brich ein Refrain First Line: O Licht! O Lust! Languages: German Tune Title: [O Himmelslicht, brich ein]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Athirst for Thee" in Gospel Herald 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)

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[No blossom needs the light]" in Gospel Herald in Song Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman