Till My Father Bids Me Come

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Till my Father bids me come

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [Till my Father bids me come]
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1 Till my Father bids me come
To the rest awaiting me,
To my blessed, happy home
Let me tarry patiently;
Fretting not, tho’ days are long,
Working for His kingdom fair,
Singing hope’s sweet, happy song,
Till He calls me over there.

Refrain:
Till my Father bids me come,
Let me ever patient be,
Doing all I can for Him,
Till my happy home I see.

2 Till my Father bids me come
Let me fill the passing days,
Each with tender deeds of love,
Songs of joy, of trust and praise.
By His blessed aid divine,
Let me spread abroad love’s light,
Till the world about me shine
With it’s radiance so bright. [Refrain]

3 Till my Father bids me come
Let me wait His holy will,
Toiling for Him evermore,
Watching for His coming still.
When He bids me come at last,
Happy, happy I shall be,
All my waiting, toiling, past
When my blessed home I see. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Sovereign Grace #96

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Author: Ida L. Reed

Ida Lilliard Reed, 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 >

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First Line:	Till my Father bids me come
Title:	Till My Father Bids Me Come
Author:	Ida L. Reed
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Till my Father bids me come
Publication Date:	1897
Copyright:	Public Domain