Alfred B. Smith

Short Name: Alfred B. Smith
Full Name: Smith, Alfred B. (Alfred Barnerd), 1916-2001
Birth Year: 1916
Death Year: 2001

Used pseudonym B. C. Laurelton

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In 1930, he began playing on radio broadcasts in Jersey City, New Jersey, on "The Old Fashioned Gospel Hour." After meeting Wendell P. Loveless, Alfred enrolled at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and became a member of the WMBI staff.

During service as Minister of Music at The Church of the Open Door in Philadelphia, he taught at The Philadelphia School of the Bible in the fall of 1938. During that year, he wrote "For God So Loved the World" after visiting the ninety-four year-old hymn writer George C. Stebbins.

Smith met Billy Graham when they were both students at Wheaton College. During their long collaboration, they founded Singspiration in 1941.

After graduating from Wheaton, Smith, Graham, and George Beverly Shea started "Youth for Christ" in Chicago.

--Daniel Mahraun (from livinghymns.org)


Texts by Alfred B. Smith (39)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A pilgrim was I, and a-wand'ring,A. B. S. (Author)English33
Be thou exalted forever and everAlfred B. Smith (Author)English1
Beyond life's sunset hillsAlfred B. Smith (Author)English2
He bore it all for meAlfred B. Smith (Author)English2
He holds my hand, this wonderful SaviorA. B. S. (Author)English2
He's no longer a strangerA. B. S. (Author)English2
He's preparing a place for meAlfred B. Smith (Author)English2
His name above all other namesAlfred B. Smith (Author)English1
I am hiding in the cleft of the RockA. B. S. (Author)English2
I do not know what lies aheadAlfred B Smith (Author)English1
I fell in love with Jesus, At the cross of CalvaryA. B. S. (Author)English3
I find my all in JesusAlfred B. Smith (Author)English2
I was a sinner lost, bowed down with sinAlfred B. Smith (Author)2
Jesus saves and keeps and satisfies every dayAlfred B. Smith (Author)English2
Joy is dwelling in my heartAlfred B. Smith (Author)English2
Men's hearts today are failingAlfred B. Smith (Author)2
Muy triste vagaba en el mundoAlfred B. Smith (Author)Spanish2
Neither do I condemn thee, O hear the voice of the SaviorAlfred B. Smith (Author)English2
O Jesus, King most wonderfulAlfred B. Smith (Translator)English1
Oft there comes a gentle whisper over me stealingRev. A. B. Smith (Author)English1
Once by the sin of the world I was boundAlfred B. Smith (Author)English4
Peace, peace is flooding my soulAlfred B. Smith (Author)English2
Praise the Lord! I know He's ableA. B. S. (Author)English2
Savior, I come to Thee, Cleanse me, and set me freeA. B. S. (Author)English2
Show me Thy way, O Lord, And make it plainAlfred B. Smith (Alterer)English1
Somewhere beyond the blue there's a mansion for meA. B. S. (Author)English4
Study to show thyself approved unto GodAlfred B. Smith (Author)English1
The gift of everlasting life is mine todayA. B. S. (Author)English2
The Lord has done great things for us whereof we are gladAlfred B. Smith (Author)English1
The Lord is good. Tell it wherever you goA. B. S. (Author)English3
There is a name from Heaven givenAlfred B. Smith (Author (st. 4))2
There's a beautiful Rose ever bloomingAlfred B. Smith (Author)3
There's a deep, settled peace in my soulA. B. S. (Author)English3
There's no one ever loved me like JesusAlfred B. Smith (Author)English2
We may sound the depths of all the might oceansAlfred B. Smith (Author)2
When you feel weakest, dangers surroundA. B. S. (Editor)English1
With eternity's values in view, LordAlfred B. Smith (Author)English7
I know who holds the future, And I know he holds my handAlfred B. Smith (Author)1
Yo fui peregrino errabundoAlfred Smith (Author)Spanish3

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