Elizabeth Prentiss

(1818–1878) Hymnwriter United States

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Elizabeth Prentiss was a hymnwriter from the United States, best known for Stepping heavenward.

Quick Facts About Elizabeth Prentiss

Born: October 26, 1818
Died: August 13, 1878
Nationality: United States
Profession: Hymnwriter
Notable works: Stepping heavenward

About Elizabeth Prentiss

Elizabeth Payson Prentiss was an American author, well known for her hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ" and the religious novel Stepping Heavenward (1869). Her writings enjoyed renewed popularity in the late 20th century.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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Some of His children must go into the furnace to testify that the Son of God is there with them.

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Children

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“She says I shall now have one mouth the more to fill and two feet the more to shoe, more disturbed nights,…

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Blessings

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Sleep, baby, sleep. Thy father's watching the sheep. Thy mother's shaking the dreamland tree, and down drops a little dream for thee.

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Baby

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“This is the testimony of all the good books, sermons, hymns, and memoirs I read--that God's ways are infinitely perfect; that we…

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Books

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Bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. Take what I cannot give - my heart, body, thoughts, time, abilities,…

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Ability

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“But you will imagine that it is best that He should at once enable you to see clearly. If it is, you…

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Failure

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Not till I was shut up to prayer and to the study of God's word by the loss of earthly joys sickness…

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Christ

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Here is a little mouth to kiss; here are two more feet to make music with their pattering about my nursery. Here…

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Abode

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