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We Would Follow Thee

Author: Ida L. Reed Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth Refrain First Line: Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth Used With Tune: [Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth]

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[Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frank M. Davis Incipit: 54565 12176 54343 Used With Text: We Would Follow Thee

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We Would Follow Thee

Author: Ida L. Reed Hymnal: The Century Gospel Songs #176 (1901) First Line: Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth Refrain First Line: Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth Languages: English Tune Title: [Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth]
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We Would Follow Thee

Author: Ida L. Reed Hymnal: Sun-Shine Songs #188 (1895) First Line: Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth Refrain First Line: Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth Languages: English Tune Title: [Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth]

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Frank M. Davis

1839 - 1896 Composer of "[Wheresoe'er Thou leadeth]" in The Century Gospel Songs Frank Marion Davis USA 1839-1896. Born at Marcellus, NY, he became a teacher and professor of voice, a choirmaster and a good singer. He traveled extensively, living in Marcellus, NY, Vicksburg, MS, Baltimore, MD, Cincinnati, OH, Burr Oak and Findley, MI. He compiled and published several song books: “New Pearls of Song” (1877), “Notes of Praise” (1890), “Crown of gold” (1892), “Always welcome” (1881), “Songs of love and praise #5” (1898), “Notes of praise”, and “Brightest glory”. He never married. John Perry

Ida L. Reed

1865 - 1951 Author of "We Would Follow Thee" 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)
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