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Only A Touch

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Author: Ida L. Reed

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 >

Text Information

First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord
Title: Only A Touch
Author: Ida L. Reed (1938)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord
Publication Date: 1938
Copyright: © 1938, by The Rodeheaver Co.

Timeline

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)

Choice Light and Life Songs #189

Christian Service Songs #23

Melodies of Grace and Hope #d169

Modern Quartets for Men #18

Norman Clayton's Favorites No. 2 #d61

Old Fashioned Revival Hour Song Book No. 2 #44

Praise Ye the Lord #23

Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 #69

The Chancel Choir #d29

Audio

The King's Songs #34

The Kings' Songs #d35

Page Scan

The United Brethren Hymnal (Revised edition) #415

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