Eliza Hewitt (More about Jesus)
IllustrationHistorical Account★★★Eliza Hewitt knew what it was like to experience tragedy. Her career as a public school teacher ended when an unruly student struck her with a heavy blackboard slate.
Eliza suffered a severe spinal cord injury and was never able to teach again. While recovering from her injury, she turned to the promises of God that had been fulfilled in Jesus Christ. She was amazed at how accurately Old Testament prophecy pointed forward to the Messiah. In her distress she discovered a vital new relationship with Jesus.
Overcome with emotion, she penned this well-known gospel song: “More about Jesus I would know, More of His grace to others show: More of His saving fullness see, More of His love who died for me.
The point
After a crippling injury ended her teaching career, Eliza Hewitt found a deeper relationship with Jesus and wrote the hymn 'More About Jesus.'