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Thy Word is a Light

Author: Ida L. Reed Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Thy word, dear Savior, is a light Refrain First Line: Blessed word, blessed word Used With Tune: [Thy word, dear Savior, is a light]

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[Thy word, dear Savior, is a light]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Frank M. Davis Incipit: 51332 17634 26715 Used With Text: Thy Word is a Light

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Thy Word is a Light

Author: Ida L. Reed Hymnal: Notes of Praise #104 (1890) First Line: Thy word, dear Savior, is a light Refrain First Line: Blessed word, blessed word Languages: English Tune Title: [Thy word, dear Savior, is a light]

Thy word is a light

Author: Ida L. Reed Smith Hymnal: Gems of Sacred Song #d204 (1899) First Line: Thy word, dear Savior, is a light Refrain First Line: Blessed word, blessed word Languages: English

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Frank M. Davis

1839 - 1896 Composer of "[Thy word, dear Savior, is a light]" in Notes of Praise Frank Marion Davis USA 1839-1896. Born at Marcellus, NY, he became a teacher and professor of voice, a choirmaster and a good singer. He traveled extensively, living in Marcellus, NY, Vicksburg, MS, Baltimore, MD, Cincinnati, OH, Burr Oak and Findley, MI. He compiled and published several song books: “New Pearls of Song” (1877), “Notes of Praise” (1890), “Crown of gold” (1892), “Always welcome” (1881), “Songs of love and praise #5” (1898), “Notes of praise”, and “Brightest glory”. He never married. John Perry

Ida L. Reed

1865 - 1951 Author of "Thy Word is a Light" in Notes of Praise 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)