Ida L. Reed Smith

Ida Lilliard Reed (Smith), 1865-1951

Born: November 30, 1865, near Ar­den, Bar­bour Coun­ty, West Vir­gin­ia.
Died: Ju­ly 8, 1951, Ar­den, West Vir­gin­ia.
Buried: Eb­e­nez­er Meth­odi­st Church, Ar­den, West Vir­gin­ia.

Reed is said to have writ­ten 2,000 hymns in her life­time. In 1939, the Amer­i­can So­ci­e­ty of Com­pos­ers, Au­thors and Pub­lish­ers re­cog­nized her "sub­stan­tial con­tri­bu­tion to Amer­i­can mu­sic" by award­ing her a small "week­ly bo­nus."

Lyrics--
After the Storm Is Over
All in Thy Hands I Leave, Dear Lord
All in thy Hands I Leave, Dear Lord
All the Pen­nies Ga­thered
Are Thy Days Full Oft­en Drear
Are You Cling­ing Close to Je­sus
Are You Sow­ing, Daily Sow­ing
Are You Thank­ful for the Bless­ing
As We Jour­ney Down Life’s Path­way
At the Day Dawn, O My Sav­ior
At Thy Door the Sav­ior Tar­ries
Be Not an Idle Dream­er
Be of Good Cour­age, Sol­diers of Je­sus
Be Sure to Make Some­bo­dy Hap­py
Be Thou My Guide, Dear Lord
Be Thou My Guid­ing Light, Dear Lord
Bearing Our Torch­es High
Beautiful Lights of Home
Beyond the Bor­der Land
Beyond the Swell­ing Flood Again
Blessed Are they, the Un­de­filed
Blessed Are They Who Trust in the Lord
Blessed Is He that En­dur­eth
Blessed Is He that Is Trust­ing the Lord
Blessed Is Je­sus For­ev­er
Blessed Rock of Our Sal­va­tion
Bound Neath the World’s Heavy Burdens
Bring Your Tri­als All to Je­sus
Brother, Turn Thy Foot­steps Home­ward
By and By, Be­yond Life’s Toil­ing
Caroling Clear in the Morn­ing Sun­light
Carry a Mess­age for Je­sus
Cast Thy Bread upon the Wa­ters
Children of the King Are We
Choose My Path, O Bless­ed Sav­ior
Choose Today, O Bro­ther, Stand­ing
Clinging to His Prom­ise, Trust­ing in His Word
Come and Join the Ar­my, It Is Mil­lions Strong
Come, Bless­ed Sav­ior, with Pen­te­cost­al Pow­er
Come, Bring Thy Sins to the Fount­ain
Come, Drink of Life’s Crys­tal
Come in Thy Love to Me
Come to Je­sus All Ye Child­ren
Come to the Cross To­day
Come to the Fa­ther, O Wan­der­er, Come
Come to the Fount­ain, So Free­ly ’tis Flow­ing
Come to the Sav­ior, Come in Your Youth
Come to the Sav­ior, Do Not De­lay
Come un­to Me, O Pre­cious In­vi­ta­tion
Come un­to Me, the Sav­ior’s voice
Come, Young, and Old, and Join Our Band
Coming to Thee in Life’s Morn­ing Hours
Contrite, I Kneel to Thee
Count Thy Bless­ings, O My Bro­ther
Crown Him, Crown Him, Je­sus Our Won­der­ful Sav­ior
Dear Father in Hea­ven, Thy Child­ren Draw Near
Dear Sav­ior at Thy Feet In Hum­ble Prayer
Dear Sav­ior at Thy Feet We Fall
Dear Sav­ior, Bend Thine Ear
Dear Sav­ior, Wouldst Thou Hon­or
Do Life’s Storms Above Thee Roll
Do Not Grieve the Holy Spir­it
Do Thou Take Us, Dear­est Sav­ior
Do What You Can for Je­sus
Don’t Let It Be Said, Too Late, Too Late
Draw Me Near to Thee, to Thy Bless­ed Side
Fear Not, Dear Friend, Though Tem­pests Break
Fear Not, Thou Care Worn One
Fear Not Though Tem­pest’s
Fear Not, to Tread Life’s Road
Fear Thou Not, for I Am with Thee
Fill My Days, Dear Lord, with Light
Follow, Follow Where the Mas­ter Lead­eth
For Me the Hea­vy Cross He Bore
For the Har­bor Home of the Glo­ry Land
Forsake Me Not, Dear Sav­ior
Forth to the Bat­tle of Christ
Forward, For­ward, Lo the Ba­ttle’s Rag­ing
Forward, the Mas­ter Calls You
Fret Not, Though Days Are Dreary
From Day to Day, Along Your Way
Give Me Thy Love, Dear Sav­ior
Give Thy Life to Je­sus, Tell Him
Give Us, Lord, Thy Ho­ly Spirit
Give Us the Bat­tle, Lord Je­ho­vah
Gladly the Bells Are Ring­ing
Go Forth for Christ, and La­bor
Go in the Strength of the Mas­ter
Go Reap, for the Har­vest
Go Tell to the Na­tions in Dar­kness
Go with Christ’s Own Lov­ing Spirit
Go with the Won­der­ful Sto­ry
Go Ye Forth to Ev­ery Na­tion
God Is Our Re­fuge, in Him We Abide
Grant Us Thy Bless­ing, Dear Lord
Guide Thou My Steps, I Cry to Thee
Hail Morn­ing Voic­es, Ring Out
Hail to Our Ris­en Sav­ior
Hark, the Bells Are Ring­ing, Sweet and Low
Hark, the Bells, I Hear Them Chim­ing
Hark, the Call, the Bu­gle’s Sound­ing
Has Thy Life a Hid­den So­rrow
Have Joy in Thy La­bor
Have You Found That Friend and Sav­ior
Have You Found the Peace That Pass­eth Un­der­stand­ing?
Have You Found the Sav­ior, Bro­ther
Have You Found the Sav­ior Pre­cious
He Heal­eth the Brok­en Heart­ed
He Is Come, He Is Come
He Know­eth Thy Grief, He Know­eth Thy Care
He Lead­eth Me, My Lord and King
He Mak­eth the Storm a Calm
He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shep­herd
Hear the Mer­ry Ro­bins Sing­ing
Hear the Tramp of Ar­mies March­ing
Hearing the Bless­ed Sto­ry
Help Us, O Lord, For Our Strength
Here Am I, My Sav­ior
Here to Thy H­oly Tem­ple
High in the Tree­top
Hold Up His Stand­ard
How Good It Is, How Sweet It Is
How Hap­py Must the Child­ren Dear
How Sweet Are the Words
Humbly, Dear Lord, I Wait
Humbly, O Lord, I Wait Be­side
I Am Com­ing Home, Dear Sav­ior
I Am Hap­py, O So Hap­py
I Am Walk­ing in the Sun­shine
I Be­long to the King
I Can­not Drift Be­yond Thy Love
I Cannot Tell How Won­der­ful
I Cannot Tell What Fu­ture Days
I Cling to Thee, Dear Sav­ior
I Have a Friend
I Have a Home, a Home on High
I Have a Little Light
I Have Found a Bless­ed Ha­ven
I Have Found a Friend in Je­sus, and I Love Him
I Have Trust­ed in Thy Mer­cy
I Know Not Now What Peri­ls Lie Along My Way
I Know Not What Li­eth Be­fore Me
I Trust Thee, Dear Sav­ior
I Will Call Up­on the Lord
I Will Cling to Thy Hand
I Will Do All I Can in My Nar­row Sphere
I Will Fol­low Thee, My Sav­ior, Though the Days
I Will Lay My Cares on Je­sus
I Will Love Thee, O My Sav­ior
I Will Praise Thee, O Lord
I Will Praise Thee, O, My Sav­ior
I Will Sing of Thy Pow­er
I Will Trust the Lord For­ev­er
I Will Wait up­on the Lord
If Je­sus Should Call You Today
If the Days Are Dreary
I’ll Not Be Dis­cour­aged
I’m Near­er My Home To­day
I’m Near­ing the Gates of the C­ity of Light
In the Full­ness of His Mer­cy
In the Morn­ing, in the Morn­ing
In the Sha­dow of Thy Wings Dearest Sav­ior
In Thy Pre­sence, O My Sav­ior
Into Thy King­dom of Peace and Love
It Was So Little, the Kind­ness You Offered
It’s Just B­efore Christ­mas
I’ve a Pre­cious, Price­less Trea­sure
I’ve Given My Heart to Je­sus
Je­sus Christ with Death Hath Striv­en
Je­sus I My Sins Con­fess­ing
Je­sus Is Here, Is Not Your Heart Burn­ing?
Je­sus Is My Help­er, Mighty and Strong
Je­sus Is Ris­­en!
Je­sus Is Will­ing to Save and to Bless You
Je­sus, Sav­ior, Hear and Help
Je­sus, Sav­ior, We Are Com­ing, All Thy Child­ren
Joy, Joy, Joy, Hark, How the Bells
Joyfully, Joy­ful­ly Sing­ing, Join In
Joyfully March­ing On­ward
Just a Drop of W­ater from a Sum­mer Show­er
Just a Word of Pi­ty
Just One Word from Thee
Keep a Song of Glad­ness Ring­ing
King Je­sus Calls for Volunteer
Knights of the New Cru­sade
Lay Aside Thy Fears, O Pil­grim
Lead Me, Ev­er Lead Me
Leaning on Thy Breast, My Sav­ior
Leave Me Not, O Pre­cious Sav­ior
Let Me Trust Thee, Je­sus, Sav­ior
Let Me Walk with Thee, Dear Sav­ior
Let Us Bright­en All Life’s Pathway
Let Us Do What We Can for Je­sus
Let Us Keep the Love­light
Let Your Heart Be Glad
Life Has Its Sha­dy Side
Lift Aloft the Ban­ner of Our Lord and King
Lift Thy Face to the Light!
Lift Up the Ban­ner of Je­ho­vah
Lift Up the Ban­ner of Je­sus
Lift Your Heart to Je­sus When the Sha­dows Ga­ther
Little Boy in Our Town, A
Little by Lit­tle We’re Build­ing a Tem­ple
Little Evan­gels for Thee, Dear Sav­ior
Lo We Come a Child­ish Band
Long Ago at the Even­tide
Long I’ve Wan­­dered
Lord Je­sus, I Come in My Dark­ness
Lord Je­sus, I Come in My Dark­ness to Thee
Lord Je­sus, I Love Thee, Thy Laws I’ll Obey
Lord Je­sus, We Are March­ing
Loyal Army Ga­thers All over This Broad Land, A
Loyal to Je­sus This Be
My Sins Are For­giv­en, My Soul Is at Rest
Nearer to Thee, Pre­cious Sav­ior
Nearer to Thee, Pre­cious Sav­ior Draw Me Near­er
Nearer to Thy Side, Dear Sav­ior
No Night Within That Glor­i­ous Home
Not What I Long to Do
Now Raise a Joy­ous An­them
O Come, Let Us Wor­ship Our Sav­ior
O Happy Land, So Far Away
O Hearts, Re­joice
O How Sweet to Think That Some­time
O I Love to Think of the Home Above
O Low­ly Ser­vant of Thy King
O Sinner, the Har­vest Is Pass­ing
O Star of Match­less Splen­dor
O the Lark Sings in the Morn­ing
On the Travel-Worn Road in the Old­en Time
Once Again We’ve Met
Once More the Child­ren’s Sab­bath Day
Only a Co­ntrite Sin­ner
Only a Little Deed of Kind­ness
Only a Lit­tle While Here Be­low to Watch and Serve
Only a Lit­tle Word Ten­der­ly Spok­en
Only a Touch of Thy Hand, Dear Lord
Only to Trust Thee, Je­sus My Sav­ior
Only to Wait at Thy Feet, Dear Lord
Onward, Christ­ian Work­ers
Onward For­ev­er
Onward, On­ward, Joy­ful­ly We Go, Dear Sav­ior
Onward We Are Marc­hing ’Neath
Out of the Dark­ness of Sor­row and Pain
Out of the Sha­dows, Into
Over the Hill­tops the Morn­ing
Over the Si­lent Sea
Over There Are Ma­ny Man­sions
Praise to the Friend of the Child­ren
Praise Ye the Lord For­ev­er
Precious Is the Pro­mise Giv­en
Put Your Shoul­der ’Neath the Burden
Ready Now, Stea­dy Now, Every Gal­lant Knight
Ready, Rea­dy, Shall the Watch­word
Rest from Thy Sor­row He’ll Give Thee
Rest in the Lord and Pa­tient­ly Wait
Ring Out the Glad Car­ols
Ring, Ye Bells of Chris­tmas
Safe in the Fold of the Mas­ter
Scatter Golden Sun­beams
Scatter Love’s Sun­beams as On­ward
Scattering Deeds of Love Like Flow­ers
See the Gold­en Light
Seeking for Je­sus, the Won­drous Phy­si­cian
Send the Bless­ings All Around You
Send Us Forth
Serve with Glad­ness Christ the King
Shine, Little Sun­beams, Shine
Shoulder to Shoul­der, Stand in the Bat­tle
Sing a Song of Birth­day Ban­ners
Sing When the Dark Clouds Low­er
Sing Ye His Prais­es, Christ the Re­deem­er
Slain for the Sins of the World Was He
So Much to Do for Je­sus
Soldiers of Je­sus, March­ing
Somebody’s Pray­ing for You (© 1935)
Something to Do for the Mas­ter
Speak, O Lord, Thy voice Obeying
Spread the Light of Joy about You
Stars of De­cem­ber
Steady, Bro­ther, Stea­dy
Step Over the Line, My Bro­ther
Swing, Lit­tle Blos­soms, the Sun­shine Is Fall­ing
Swing, Snowy Lil­­ies
Take Hold of the Pro­mise of Je­sus
Teach Me Thy Way, Dear Sav­ior
Tell the Gos­pel Story, Far and Near
Tell to Je­sus All Your Sor­row
The Blood, the Blood Hath Cleansed
The Blos­soms Swing­ing in the Light
The Lord Is My Hope and Sal­va­tion
The Lord Is My Re­fuge, in Him Will I Hide
The Lord Is My Strength
The Morn­ing Breaks, Behold Its Rays
The Or­der Went Forth
There Are Lambs Astray
There Is a Bright, Gold­en Shore
There Is a Ci­ty Out Over There
There Is a Fair, Sweet, Hap­py Land
There Is a Place Pre­pared
There Is a Re­fuge, Sweet, Se­cure
There Is Joy in the Love of Je­sus
There Is Rest in Him When Life’s Cares Op­press
There Is Rest, There Is Peace in the Pro­mise
There Shall Be Rest for Wea­ry
There’ll Be No Night there
There’s a Beau­ti­ful Home That Awaits Us There
There’s a Bright and Hap­py Home
There’s a Far Off Hap­py Shore
There’s a Fount of Love Filled
There’s a Home That Waits for Me
There’s a Man­sion Over Yon­der
There’s a Mighty Ar­my March­ing, Mar­shaled
There’s a Peaceful Shin­ing
There’s a Place in the Mas­ter’s Vine­yard
There’s a Song, When Morn Is Break­ing
There’s a Thought That Cheers Me Ev­er
There’s Light in the Hea­vens
There’s No Other Sav­ior
They Shall Walk with Me in White
Thou Art My Hope When the Days Are Drea­ry
Thou Art My Re­fuge, Dear Sav­ior
Thou That Go­eth Forth and Weep­eth
Though Dark the Path­way, Je­sus Is Our Light
Though I Walk Through Death’s Dark Val­ley
Thronging About Him, the Peo­ple Pressed
Thy Field Is Wide, My Fa­ther
Thy Will, Dear Lord, Be Done
Thy Word, Dear Sav­ior, Is a Light
To Him That O’er­com­eth, the Lord Will Give
To the Love of the Father Thy Heart Un­seal
To Thee, Dear Lord I Lift
To Thee We Come, Dear Sav­ior
Toil On­ward and Up­ward, Be True to Your God
Toiling To­ge­ther with God
Trust Thy Fa­ther, Ever Trust Him
Trusting in Thy Pro­mise
Turn to Je­sus, He Will Save Thee
Under the Banner of Je­sus
Unto Thee, in Life’s Fair Morning
Unto Thee, O My Strength Will I Sing
Up in the Old Ma­ple There Rocks and Swings
Wait on the Lord
Waiting at the Gates of Hea­ven
Walking by Faith in the Mas­ter’s Love
Walking in the Light
Wash Me in Thy Blood
We Are Bought with a Price, We Are Not Our Own
We Are Go­ing Home to the Land of Light
We Are Lit­tle Pil­grims, March­ing Hand in Hand
We Are Lit­tle Sol­diers Toil­ing
We Are Lit­tle Sow­ers
We Are Lit­tle Toil­ers, For Our Lord and King
We Are Sol­diers True in the Ar­my
We Are Toil­ing in Life’s Har­vest
We Praise Thee, Dear Sav­ior
We Shall Reap What We Sow in the Har­vest Time
We Shall Sing the Glad, New Song
We Will Shine for Christ Our Sav­ior
Welcome Even­ing Sha­dows, Wel­come Twi­light Gray
Welcome, Sweet Sab­bath of Beauty
We’re Shin­ing for Je­sus
What a Com­fort to Know That He Loves Me
What Are You Giv­ing to Je­sus
What Does It Mat­ter if God Walks with Thee
What if Here My Path Is Sha­dowed
What Is That Light O’er
What Makes the Christ­ian Hap­py
What of the Night, O Watch­man
What Though Cares and Tri­als Meet Us
What Though Clouds May Ga­ther
What Though the Days Be Drea­ry
What Though the Way Be Wea­ry
Whate’er Thou Sow­est, Thou Must Reap
Whatsoever Be Thy Grief
When the Sha­dows Deep Are Fall­ing
When the Waves of My Sor­row O’er­whelm Me
When We All Shall Ga­ther Home
When We Enter the Por­tals of Glory Where
Where Art Thou Sow­ing Today for Je­sus
Where Does She Wan­der
Where Does She Wan­der This Drea­ry Night
Where the Saved Their Joys Are Tell­ing
Where’er My Foot­steps Wan­der
Wheresoever Thou Lead­eth Over vale and Hill
Who Can Tell the Bound­less
Why Art Thou Wan­der­ing Alone in the Dark­ness?
Wonderful Star, Lo, I Fo­llow Thy Guid­ing
Work for the Mas­ter
Work Work for Je­sus
Working for Je­sus
Worn with Thy Wan­der­ings
Worthy to Be Praised
Would You Learn a Se­cret Sweet?

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See Reed, Ida L. (Ida Lillard), 1865-1951