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Savior, I Come

Savior, I come to Thee, on Thee I call

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [Savior, I come to Thee] (Geibel)
Published in 8 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Saviour, I come to Thee,
On Thee I call,
Thou art my hope and plea,
Jesus my all;
Thou Lord my refuge art,
Comfort Thou me,
Heal Thou my aching heart,
Thine would I be.

2 Saviour, I come to Thee,
Give me I pray,
Thro' Thy great love so free,
Strength for each day;
Thou knowest all my care,
Jesus my King,
Knowest the griefs I bear,
To Thee I cling.

3 Saviour, I come to Thee,
Be Thou my Light,
Upward my footsteps lead,
Out of the night;
Into the heav'nly day,
Bright with Thy love,
Lead me, O Lord, I pray,
Homeward above.

Source: Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #119

Author: Ida L. Reed

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) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Savior, I come to Thee, on Thee I call
Title: Savior, I Come
Author: Ida L. Reed
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)
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Fairer than Day (Enlarged Edition) #99

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Light in the Valley #119

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On Wings of Song #77

Our Favorite Hymnal #d266

Pilgrim's Hymnal, a Book of Choice Songs for the Home and All the Services of the Churches #d173

Primitive Baptist Hymnal #d276

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Standard Songs #109

Standard Songs. Special ed. #d129

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