1 Out of the darkness, into the light,
Out of your weakness, into His night,
Jesus is calling, calling today;
Why will you turn from His love away?
Chorus:
List to His pleading, tender and sweet,
Kneel with your burden low at His feet;
Long have you grieved Him, your Savior and King;
Now, tho’ unworthy, your all to Him bring.
2 Out of your sorrow, into His joy,
Joy that this earth can never destroy;
Why will you turn the Savior away,
When He so patiently waits today? [Chorus]
3 Lean on His promise, precious and blest,
Come unto Him for pardon and rest;
Lo! He is calling, calling you still,
Will you not yield to His blessed will? [Chorus]
Source: Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #20
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."
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