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If Jesus should Call You Today

Author: Unknown; N. A. W. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: If Jesus should call you today, dear friend Used With Tune: [If Jesus should call you today, dear friend]

[If Jesus should call you today, dear friend]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Incipit: 55653 51321 11761 Used With Text: O Would You Be Ready

[If Jesus should call you today, dear friend]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Nellie Albright Weber Incipit: 55556 61177 71112 Used With Text: If Jesus should Call You Today

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If Jesus should Call You Today

Author: Unknown; N. A. W. Hymnal: Songs of the Tabernacle #9 (1916) First Line: If Jesus should call you today, dear friend Languages: English Tune Title: [If Jesus should call you today, dear friend]

O Would You Be Ready

Author: Ida L. Reed Hymnal: The Gospel Choir No. 2 #39 (1895) First Line: If Jesus should call you today, dear friend Languages: English Tune Title: [If Jesus should call you today, dear friend]

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Anonymous

Person Name: Unknown Author of "If Jesus should Call You Today" in Songs of the Tabernacle In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[If Jesus should call you today, dear friend]" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)

Ida L. Reed

1865 - 1951 Author of "O Would You Be Ready" 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)