Ida M. Budd was born in 1859 in a log cabin in Saginaw County, Michigan. When she was three years old her parents moved to Milford, Michigan. She loved nature and books. She decided to be a school teacher, receiving her teaching certificate when she was fifteen. Her first poem was published in 1881. She is known for her poems for children.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
Display Title: The Master's CallFirst Line: Why idle rests the hands to-dayTune Title: [Why idle rests the hands today]Author: Mrs. Ida M. BuddDate: 1898
Display Title: The Master's CallFirst Line: Why idle rests the hands todayTune Title: [Why idle rests the hands today]Author: Mrs. Ida M. BuddDate: 1899