1 Come to the Father, O Wanderer come,
Somebody’s praying for you;
Turn from the sin-paths no longer to roam,
Somebody’s praying for you.
Somebody loves you wherever you stray,
Bears you in faith to God day after day;
Pray’rfully follows you all the dark way,
Somebody’s praying for you, for you.
Refrain:
For you I am praying,
For you I am praying,
For you I am praying,
I’m praying for you.
2 God’s voice is calling, O do not delay,
Somebody’s praying for you;
Bow at the mercy-seat, bend while you may,
Somebody’s praying for you.
Somebody’s wresting in pray’r for your soul,
Longing to see you made perfectly whole;
Down where the billows of Calvary roll
Somebody’s praying for you, for you. [Refrain]
3 Quench not the spirit but yield from your heart,
Somebody’s praying for you;
God waits his pardon, his peace to impart,
Somebody’s praying for you.
Kneel in your weakness confessing your sin,
Tho’ they are many and dark tho’ they’ve been;
Open your heart, let love’s cleansing tide in,
Somebody’s praying for you, for you. [Refrain]
Source: Gospel Gems Number 1 : One Hundred Eighty Sacred Selections for Religious Meetings #134
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 >| First Line: | Come to the Father, O wanderer, come |
| Title: | Somebody's Praying for You |
| Author: | Ida L. Reed (1907) |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | For you I am praying |
| Publication Date: | 1907 |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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