Lidie h edmunds biography of christopher
Sonatina — Christopher Edmunds.!
Lidie H. Edmunds.
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"MY FAITH HAS FOUND A RESTING PLACE"
"The Lord redeems His servants" (Ps. )
INTRO.: A hymn which helps us to appreciate the fact that it is the Lord who redeems us is "My Faith Has Found A Resting Place." The text was written, under the pseudonym of Lidie H.
Edmunds, by Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (). A lifelong resident of Philadelphia, PA, Mrs. Hewitt wrote many songs which became popular and are found in our books, such as "Sunshine in My Soul, "When We All Get To Heaven," "More About Jesus," "Give Me Thy Heart," and "Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown." The tune (No Other Plea, Landas, or Norse Air) is usually identified as a Norwegian folk melody originally with the words "The Hardy Norsemans House of Yore." It has been attributed to Belgian opera composer Andre Ernest Modeste Gretry (). The arrangement for use with the hymn was made by William James Kirk