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C. W. Naylor › Texts

C. W. Naylor
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Short Name: C. W. Naylor
Full Name: Naylor, C. W. (Charles Wesley), 1874-1950
Birth Year: 1874
Death Year: 1950

Naylor, Charles Wesley. (1874--1950). C. W. Naylor was born in southern Ohio and reared in Ohio and West Virginia by grandparents. At the age of nineteen he left the Methodist church for the Church of God. He worked for a while at the Gospel Trumpet Company in Grand Junction, Michigan and on some evangelistic tours. He was ordained in 1899 in Springfield, Ohio. He was first injured in 1908 in Florida while moving timbers from under a meeting tent. He suffered a dislocated kidney and other internal injuries. A year later he was in a bus accident that left him an invalid for the rest of his life.

Naylor wrote eight books, many articles and pamphlets, many hymns and gospel songs, besides being a columnist in the Gospel Trumpet.

--John W.V. Smith, DNAH Archives

See also: Neidert, David L. (1985). Reformation's Song: A History of Church of God Music. Anderson, Ind.: the author.


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Texts by C. W. Naylor (173)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A voice majestic from on highC. W. Naylor (Author)2
All hail the day for which we yearnC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
All my darkness Christ has scattered, bro't a glorious dawnC. W. Naylor (Author)2
Alone with Jesus, O how sweet, The seasons spent low at HisfeetCharles W. Naylor (Author)English4
Along the way of life are many foesC. W. Naylor (Author)English6
Are thy sins like clouds that gather 'roundC. W. Naylor (Author (st. 4))1
Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair?C. W. Naylor (Author (st. 4))English1
Are you adorning the doctrineCharles W. Naylor (Author)English8
Are you sinning day by dayC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
As children favored of the LordCharles W. Naylor (Author)1
As I come, O Savior, pleadingC. W. Naylor (Author)English5
Baade i Liv og Doed, Baade ved Nat og DagCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Be an overcomer, only cowards yieldChas. W. Naylor (Author)English15
Behold the Man of sorrows, Who walking in Israel's landC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Broder, nu er Veien aabenCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Brother, on the holy wayCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Bruder, heb im heil'gen ChorCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Can the Lord count you faithful?Charles W. Naylor (Author)English3
Child of God's boundless mercyCharles W. Naylor (Author)English3
Children join your God to blessNaylor (Author)2
Christ is mine, my heart's dear treasureC. W. Naylor (Author)English6
Come, all ye ransomed, let us be oneC. W. Naylor (Author)2
Come, justified soul, to the crossCharles W. Naylor (Author)English3
Dark and gloomy is thy wayC. W. Naylor (Author)2
Das Abenlicht scheint belle numCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Death is not a valley dark that we should fearC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Death will come to every one in this world of woeCharles W. Naylor (Author)English5
Dir, o Herr, hab ich mich ganz ergebenCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Dost thy soul ransomed from EgyptCharles W. Naylor (Author)English6
Down from the portals of gloryCharles W. Naylor (Author)English5
Ein'n Grund hat die GemeineCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Eternal God, our refuge beCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Forward, forward is the battlecryC. W. Naylor (Author)English7
Fremad, fremad, er vort Krigsraab herCharles W. Naylor (Author)1
Geankert in dem sichern FortCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
God has sent the Holy SpiritCharles W. Naylor (Author)English7
God of light that illumes all spaceCharles W. Naylor (Author)English4
God will give grace and gloryC. W. Naylor (Author)2
God's way is best; if human wisdomCharles W. Naylor (Author)English7
Grace, dear Lord, grace, dear LordC. W. Naylor (Author (stanza 3))English5
Guide of my youth be thou, O LordCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Heaven is a holy place, filled with glory and with graceC. W. Naylor (Author)English39
Heiland, ach, mein Herz, sich sehnetCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Heilig, heilig ist der Herr allmächtigCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Heilig ist der HimmelsortCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Himlen er et helligt StedCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Himlen 'r en helig platsCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Holy, holy, is the Lord AlmightyCharles W. Naylor (Author)English3
How safe is the soul that abides in the LordCharles W. Naylor (Author)English5
Hushed is the woodbird's note, silent her song of gleeC. W. Naylor (Author)English4
I am only an earthen vesselC. W. Naylor (Author)English5
I come, O Lord, to Thee, With heart distressedC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
I have a hope, serene and sureC. W. Naylor (Author)English6
I have a treasure in my heartC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
I have read within the BibleCharles W. Naylor (Author)English6
I have wandered in sin, and my soul is defiledC. W. Naylor (Author)English5
I have yielded myself to Thy serviceC. W. Naylor (Author)English13
I know on whom my faith is fixedCharles W. Naylor, 1874-1950 (Author)English7
I love to think of Jesus, when he was here on earthC. W. Naylor (Author)English3
I mean to go right on until the crown is wonC. W. Naylor (Author)English8
I once was in bondage in Egypt's dark nightCharles W. Naylor (Author)English6
I used to hear the promiseC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
I walk today in the Christian wayCharles W. Naylor, 1874-1950 (Author)English5
I was charmed by the world's allurementsC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
I was so lonely, so very lonelyC. W. Naylor (Author (st. 4))English1
If we shall scatter tares in the fallowC. W. Naylor (Author)English8
I'll never be ashamed of my Savior who gaveC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
In darkness long I wanderedC. W. Naylor (Author (stanza 4))English1
In fervent prayer, with holy praiseCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
In the Bible's standard of life we may findC. W. Naylor (Author)2
In this wicked world am IC. W. Naylor (Author)English5
Is there any firm foundationC. W. Naylor (Author)2
It may be little that I can doCharles W. Naylor (Author)English3
I've anchored my soul in God's promiseCharles W. Naylor (Author)English2
I've turned from the world and its follies, Forever forsaken all sinCharles Ward Naylor (Author)English7
Jesus, my blessed RedeemerC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Jesus vil frelse, for dig har han givetCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Jesus will save, for your soul He hath givenCharles W. Naylor (Author)English6
Joyful we walk on the King's highwayCharles W. Naylor, 1874-1950 (Author)English3
Just beyond where the shadows are fallingC. W. Naylor (Author)English6
La senda de Jesús excedeCharles Naylor (Author)Spanish2
Lasst Völker vor ihn tretenCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Life's journey lies before my soulC. W. Naylor (Author)2
Long scattered thy children, O Zion, have beenC. W. N. (Author)English10
Master and Lord ye call me todayCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
More like Christ, my heart is prayingC. W. Naylor (Author)English7
Nobody loves me so dearlyC. W. Naylor (Author (chorus))1
Not as teacher in JudeaCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Now is the day of salvation, The future no promise containsC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
O beautiful Zion, fair bride of the LambC. W. Naylor (Author)English5
O day of all the days the bestC. W. Naylor (Author)English5
O herr versiegle michCharles W. Naylor (Author)German3
O herrliches Zion du Braut unsres HerrnCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
O lobt den Herrn, alle HeidenCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
O my Savior, Lord of heavenCharles W. Naylor (Author)English2
O praise the Lord, all ye nations! Praise Him, all ye people!Charles W. Naylor (Arranger)English6
O Savior, seal my heartC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
O sinner, do no longerCharles W. Naylor (Author)English3
O soul bowed down with grief and careCharles W. Naylor (Author)English2
O soul on the broad way, God's eye watcheth theeC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
O Zion, blessed city, Of light and joy and peaceC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Obey the Lord, 'tis better farC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Oft hört ich die VerheißungCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Oft in silent meditationC. W. Naylor (Author)English3
Oft in the noonday, the eveningC. W. Naylor (Author)English5
Oft mals am Mittag and AbendCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
O write Thy wondrous law divineCharles W. Naylor (Author)English5
On His throne of glory sits our Lord todayC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
On the Lord's side stand all the pure in heartC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
On the throne of David Christ is reigning nowC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Once again we come to the house of GodC. W. N. (Author)English10
Once by sin our souls were boundC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Otra vez estamos unidos hoyCharles Naylor (Author)Spanish2
Out on the desert in darkness and sinC. W. Naylor (Author)English4
Over the age old path the centuries have trodC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Praise the mighty King of gloryC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Preach the truth, the saving truthCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Safe in the love of JesusCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Savior, now my heart is longingC. W. N. (Author)English4
Shall I be ashamed of my Savior and KingC. W. Naylor (Author)English6
Should not the children of one FatherCharles W. Naylor (Author)English3
Spirit holy in me dwellingCharles W. Naylor, 1874-1950 (Author)English13
Stop, sinner, on your sinful wayC. W. Naylor (Author)English5
Sweet fellowship unites our souls as oneC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Swiftly the shades of evening gather around thy wayCharles W. Naylor (Author)English4
That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plainCharles W. Naylor (Author)English8
The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ her LordC. W. Naylor (Author)English11
The church of God from heaven cameC. W. Naylor (Author)English3
The church of God one body isCharles W. Naylor (Author)English4
The future lies unseen aheadCharles W. Naylor, 1874-1950 (Author)English3
The light of eventide now shines the darkness to dispelC. W. Naylor (Author)English7
Let nations bow before HimC. W. Naylor (Author)English4
The promise true, which God hath spokenCharles W. Naylor (Author)English4
The rust will canker and the moth will eatC. W. Naylor (Author)2
The will of God was a galling thing to meCharles W. Naylor (Author)English2
The world of sinners know not GodCharles W. Naylor (Author)English3
There is a name, a wonderful nameC. W. Naylor (Author)English1
There is no use to tell meC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
There's a mighty reformation sweeping over the landChas. W. Naylor (Author)English7
Though Christ had borne my load of sinC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
Thou art my soul's delightCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Thou, Lord of might and great renownCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Though I walk in ways unknownCharles W. Naylor (Author)English5
Through time I am passing: eternity's yearsC. W. Naylor (Author)English3
'Tis a privilege great of those saved in the LordC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
To God be the glory For all He hath doneCharles W. Naylor (Author)English5
Turning thy face from all the pastC. W. Naylor (Author)English3
Überwinde Bruder, nur der Feigling fliehtCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Un lugar de santidadCharles Naylor (Author)Spanish2
Unbekannt der weg mag seinCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
Vorwärts, vorwärts, ist das FeldgeschreiCharles W. Naylor (Author)German1
Wenn die Stürme der Verfolgung nah'nCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
What are you sowing, sinnerCharles W. Naylor (Author)English6
What hath the Lord done for thee?Charles W. Naylor (Author)English5
When God doth call you, do you sayC. W. Naylor (Author)2
When my soul is oppressed with the sorrows of lifeC. W. Naylor (Author)English6
When the earth shall cease to beCharles W. Naylor (Author)English5
When the heart is free from sin and the conscience clearC. W. Naylor (Author)English2
When the last earth-tie is sunderedC. W. N. (Author)English5
When the sky is clear and I know no fearCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
When the storm winds rage, and the rain falls fastCharles W. Naylor (Author)English3
When the winds of persecution blowCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
When you have come to the ending of lifeCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
When you see Christ coming in the clouded skyCharles W. Naylor (Author)2
Whether I live or die, Whether I wake or sleepCharles W. Naylor (Author)English8
Whether life be long or the time be nearC. W. Naylor (Author)2
Wie sicher der Christ, der da bleibtCharles W. Naylor (Author)German3
Wie süß ist es, mit Gott alleinCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
With a shout of jubilation all my soul doth sayC. W. Naylor (Author)1
With joy we hail this blessed dayNaylor (Author)3
Without holiness no man shall see the LordCharles W. Naylor (Author)English3
Would you go at last where the holy dwellC. W. Naylor (Author)2
Zieret dein Wandel die LehreCharles W. Naylor (Author)German2
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