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Author: Ida L. Reed Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord Refrain First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord Used With Tune: [Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord]

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[Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 54565 35444 34543 Used With Text: Only a Touch

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Only a Touch

Author: Ida L. Reed Hymnal: The King's Songs #34 (1939) First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord Refrain First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord Languages: English Tune Title: [Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord]

Only A Touch

Author: Ida L. Reed Hymnal: Christian Service Songs #23 (1939) First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord Refrain First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord Topics: Comfort; Confidence Languages: English Tune Title: [Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord] (Ackley)

Only a Touch

Author: Ida L. Reed Hymnal: Praise Ye the Lord #23 (1940) First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord Refrain First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord Languages: English Tune Title: [Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord]

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Person Name: B.D. Ackley Composer of "[Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord] (Ackley)" in Christian Service Songs Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)

Ida L. Reed

1865 - 1951 Author of "Only A Touch" in Christian Service Songs 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." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)