William C. Poole

William C. Poole
Short Name: William C. Poole
Full Name: Poole, William C., 1875-1949
Birth Year: 1875
Death Year: 1949

William C. Poole was born and raised on a farm in Maryland. His parents belonged to the Methodist church. He graduated from Washington College and became a Methodist minister in Wilmington, Delaware area. He was pastor of McCabe Memorial, Richardson Park and other churches. In 1913 he was superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware. He wrote about five hundred hymns. The writing was done as recreation and a diversion from his pastoral work. His goal in writing as well as in being a minister was to help people.

Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)


Texts by William C. Poole (264)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
You will want to spend eternity with JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)English5
You may know where to find me when there's work to doWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
You can have the sunbeams Lighting up your wayWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
You ask me how I know that Jesus cameWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Would you know the path to peaceRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English2
Workers are needed the harvests are whiteWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
Words of cheers, words of cheerW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Won't you come along with meWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Why should I turn from life's shadows awayWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
Why should I linger, I am longing for homeWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Why should I fear the billows high?W. C. Poole (Author)English2
Wherever I go on earth belowWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Where thou leadest me, O JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Where the wild sea tossesWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Where the right and the true live forever anewW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Where the fight is hardest and the heroes fallRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English8
Where the battle rages and the foe is strongWilliam C. Poole (Author)4
Where my Savior leads me I will gladly goW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Where my King leads on till the fight is wonRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English8
Where leads the crossWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Where angels are singing, around the white throngWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
When your burdens are too heavy For your strength to bearW. C. Poole (Author)English2
When you count the ones who love the LordWilliam C. Poole, 1875-1949 (Author)English21
When you are tempted and when you are triedWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
When we love Jesus all service is sweetWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
When thy life is filled with grief and careW. C. Poole (Author)English2
When the winds are fair and the days are brightRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English2
When the whole world lives for JesusW. C. Poole (Author)English2
When the tempest high is raging, O Thou Master of the seaWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
When the storm clouds gather over the pathwayRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English2
When the shadows have turned into night timeWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
When the night is over On the day break shoreWilliam C. Poole (Author)English8
When the kingdoms of this worldRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English3
When the days are bright as some days will beWilliam C. Poole (Author)6
When the clouds come driftingWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
When rages the battle of right against wrongW. C. Poole (Author)3
When my work is done and the victory wonW. C. Poole (Author)English4
When my soul is tempest tossedWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
When long is the journey and heavy my loadWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
When life's questions are all answeredWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
When I'm tempted to wander in sin far awayW. C. Poole (Author)English2
When I was lost in the darkness of sin, Somebody told me of JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
When I was far away in sinWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
When I think of the Christ on that hill far awayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
When I shall come to the end of my wayW. C. Poole (Author)English64
When I need some one to guide me, and to lead me onW. C. Poole (Author)English2
When I need a helping handWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
When I grow weary and long seems the wayWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
What is the life you are living todayWilliam C. Poole (Author)6
What hast thou done with the messageWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
What do the flowers that bloomWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
Weary of wandering from home far awayW. C. Poole (Author)2
We are living in a worldWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Volunteers are needed, Now to march awayRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English7
Up Calvary there climbed one dayWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
To the front, to the front, hear the bugleWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
'Tis a glad, sweet time when a day I spendWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Till the work is doneWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Thy will, not mine, O God, I prayWm. C. Poole (Author)2
Through the mist [of years] I can seem to seeW. C. Poole (Author)English17
Through ages of yearsWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
Though raging the tempest, I fear not the blastWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Thou hast saved me, Lord, from sinRev. Wm. C. Pool (Author)English3
This day shall be God's day as I go alongWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
They talk about the hard timesWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
There's only one way into heavenWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
There's a prayer I am praying todayRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English4
There's a joy that is filling my life todayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
There's a hand that safely guides meWilliam C. Poole (Author)English7
There's a glad new song over the world to singW. C. Pool (Author)English2
There's a City of Light in a Homeland so brightW. C. Poole (Author)English2
There's a city bright and fair (Poole)William C. Poole (Author)2
There's a call comes ringing over land and sea, There's a call comes ringing clear for you and meRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English3
There was power, O Lord, in the days of oldRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English18
There is work to do, that awaits for youW. C. Poole (Author)English3
There is work to do, there is work for youRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English3
There is pardon full and free, At the cross; There's redemption their for meRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English4
There is one whose love unmeasuredRev. W. C. Poole (Author)5
There is one I can trust when I need a friendWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
There is need today for hearts that are braveWilliam C. Poole (Author)English4
There is gladness in my soul, There is joy beyond controlW. C. Poole (Author)1
There is a word, a little wordRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English2
There are many stormy trials along my pilgrim wayW. C. Poole (Author)English5
There are mansions awaiting for you and for meWilliam C. Poole (Author)English5
The thought that keeps me over life's roadWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
The sunshine land is a big bright landRev. W. C. Poole (Author)3
The promised power of long agoWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
The old world needs Jesus to heal its sinWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
The liquor dealer once was bossWilliam C. Poole (Author)English4
The greatest nameWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
The call of the Christ rings out todayW. C. Poole (Author)English9
The best news that I have is Jesus loves you William C. Poole (Author)2
Tell it out to every nation, Over land and over seaWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Sowing for others to reapWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Sound the note of victory, everywhereW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Somewhere they need youW. C. Poole (Author)2
Somewhere is waiting for me some dayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Sometime life's way will be endedWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Someone will be glad if we conquer sinWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Someone must tell the glad storyWilliam Charles Poole (Author)3
Some day when comes life's setting sunWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Some day I'll join in the songs they singWilliam C. Poole (Author)English3
Some day, I know not where or when, I shall awake and live againWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
Send the message over the world, Jesus livesW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Seeing me far from the pathway astrayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Pronto yo veré a Jesús el ReyWilliam C. Poole (Author)Spanish2
Praise, praise, praiseWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Poor old booze is losing all his friendsWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Over the mountains so bleak and so coldWilliam C. Poole (Author)English6
Out of the grave my Savior cameWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
One vision of Jesus, one look on his faceWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Once I was speeding onward in paths of sinWilliam C. Poole (Author)English4
Once I fought to conquer sinRev. W. C. Poole (Author)2
On the road to heaven, all along the wayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Often I have wandered in the darkRev. W. C. Poole (Author)2
O think of the work that is waiting for youWilliam C. Poole (Author)6
O the glory untoldWilliam C. Poole (Author)English3
O the boundless joy that cameRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English4
O say, can you hear it when tempted to sinWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
O Love Divine, beyond the starry skiesW. C. Poole (Author)English2
O heart that was broken for meWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
Nothing held back from thee JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
New blessings are crowning my life each dayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Never afar from his children's callWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Nearer to Jesus each step of my wayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
My soul sings hallelujahWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
My soul is a garden most wondrous and fairW. C. Poole (Author)English3
My Savior is so good to me, along my earthly wayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
My Lord has need of me todayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
My light in the darkness, my star in the nightW. C. Poole (Author)English2
My Father's ways are always rightW. C. Poole (Author)English2
My Father knows the way I take, He never will my soul forsakeWilliam C. Poole (Author)English1
Make my will thine, dear LordWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Make me what you want me to be, O LordWilliam C. Poole (Author)4
Lord, make today one day for TheeRev. W. C. Pool (Author)English7
Long years I was strugglingWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
Long, long the night, and dark and chillWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
Long has my Savior been calling for meWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
Like a beacon bright Through the dark of nightWilliam C. Poole (Author)English4
Lead on, bright starWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Lead me dear Savior, be Thou my GuideW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Kept for thy use, dear Lord, I would beRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English2
Kept by the power of God's love am IWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Keep holding on, just one more hourRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English7
Just where He needs me, there would I beW. C. Poole (Author)English3
Just when I need Him most (Chorus)William C. Poole (Author)English2
Just when I need Him, Jesus is near, Just when I falter, just when I fearWilliam C. Poole (Author)English126
Just beyond the sunset and the shades of nightWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Just ahead the days are brighterW. C. Poole (Author)2
Just a little sunshine on the rainW. C. Poole (Author)English4
Jesus was a child so meekWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Jesus is worthy the best I haveW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Jesus is calling the lost astrayW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Jesus is calling the lost and astrayWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
Jesus hoje vem nos convidarWilliam C. Poole (Author)Portuguese2
Jesus and I have been friends through the yearsW. C. Poole (Author)English2
I've sweet communion with my LordWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
It will help you in the sunshineWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
It helps when temptation sweeps over my soulw. C. Poole (Author)English3
It helps me forget every sorrowWilliam C. Poole (Author)English3
It comes to me ever in sorrow and woeRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English4
In the valley so fair by the side of the hillWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
In the land of song with the ransomed throngWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
In the days of my youth I will love HimRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English2
In the darkness o'erWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
In that great word whosoeverWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
In sunshine or shadow, in joy or in painWilliam C. Poole (Author)English5
In a world of darkness, I would be a lightWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
In a land far away, up a hill there one dayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
If you ever get discouraged with the work you have to doWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
If the dear Savior has saved you from sinWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
If tempted to falter or turn from the wayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
If on the raging seaWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
If in life's tempest by faith I can seeWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
I would not live without JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)4
I will sing for Jesus till the nightWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
I will look for you up yonderWilliam C. Poole (Author)English7
I vision the hands of the SaviorW. C. Poole (Author)English2
I sing of the love that is matchless and freeWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
I shall see the King Where the angels singW. C. Poole (Author)English27
I may not understand just howWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
I know who plans my onward wayW. C. Poole (Author)English2
I know of a love that is stronger than sinW. C. Poole (Author)English5
I know I was lost in sin astrayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
I have heard Thee, Savior, calling, To the fields all whiteWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
I have blessings that are falling all around me day by dayW. C. Poole (Author)English2
I have blessings new, like the morning dewRev. W. C. Poole (Author)4
I have been to Jesus and he heard my prayerWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
I have a Savior who lightens my wayW. C. Poole (Author)English4
I find the Savior's preciousWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
I find each day new victoryW. C. Poole (Author)3
I do not know, I cannot seeWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
I cannot see beyond todayRev. W. C. Poole (Author)4
I am waiting this side of that bright crystal seaWilliam C. Poole (Author)English3
I am tired of sin and straying (Poole)William C. Poole (Author)3
How sweet the thought that comes to me (Poole)William C. Poole (Author)English3
How far shall I go for the sheep astrayWilliam C. Poole (Author)English3
Help the word along with your words of cheerWilliam C. Poole (Author)5
Heart of my Jesus, my Shepherd, my friendWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
Heart of my heart, for sinners pleadingWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Hear the call of Jesus, Ringing far and nearWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
He took my sins away, Took them all awayWilliam C. Poole (Author)English3
Have you tarried alone in the garden to pray?William C. Poole (Author)English2
Have you prayed all night Till the break of dayRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English16
Have you heard heaven broadcastingWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Have you been in the garden with JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)5
God's love will grow stronger with each passing yearWilliam C. Poole (Author)English4
God's fingerprints are everywhereWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
God has His pathways of blessingW. C. Poole (Author)English2
God has given work for everyone to doW. C. Poole (Author)English2
God gives me blessings all along my wayWilliam C. Poole (Author)English3
Go tell the sweet story of Jesus your LordWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
Gethsemane, Gethsemane, And vigil lone and sadW. C. Poole (Author)English2
From the land of here to the land of thereW. C. Poole (Author)2
Following Jesus, my Shepherd kindRev. Wm. C. Poole (Author)2
Following in the footprints of my LordWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
Face toward the cross, 'tis a beacon lightWilliam C. Poole (Author)English3
Every day the Savior Sends me blessings newRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English7
Don't forget Jesus when long is the wayRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English11
Does your sunshine make a bowW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Do you know the Man of Galilee, Who once walked and talked beside the sea?William C. Poole (Author)2
Do the shadows gather o'er the path you treadWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Do not ask me to go without JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Deep down in my heart there is gladness todayWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
Dear child of God's loveWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Cuando te quiero, cerca tú estásWilliam C. Poole (1875-1949) (Author)Spanish2
Count me with the children of the heavenly King (Chorus)William C. Poole (Author)English2
Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, and drive out every sinWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
Christ will never fail me, how precious the wordWilliam Charles Poole (Author)English8
Christ shall be King of the whole wide worldWilliam C. Poole (Author)English24
Bring another friend or brotherWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
Beyond the clouds that drift aboveWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Better days are comingWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Because my Savior from aboveRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English2
Because he saw me far awayWilliam C. Poole (Author)5
Back of every drop of rainWilliam C. Poole (Author)7
At the end of the wayRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English3
At Jesus' feet I heard the wordWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
As you journey onward to the land aboveWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
As when He stilled the tempest on the storm-tossed seaW. C. Poole (Author)English2
As the sunshine on the rain cloudWilliam C. Poole (Author)4
As steady as stars in their courses aboveW. C. Poole (Author)English2
As onward you journey toward heaven each dayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
As onward I travel with gladness and songWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
As on I press along life's wayW. C. Poole (Author)English2
Are your signals rightWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Are you saying yes to the Master's willWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
Are you free to work for JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)English8
Amid the failures of the yearsWilliam C. Poole (Author)3
All to Thee I bring, my SaviorWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
All the way I'll go with Jesus who went all the way with meW. C. Poole (Author)English2
All the way I'll go for JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)4
All the flowers may fadeWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
All that I need will God's grace supplyW. C. Poole (Author)English3
All my way grows lighterRev. W. C. Poole (Author)English2
All I am belongs to JesusWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
All around the world, Wrong is backward hurledWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
All around the world todayWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
Across life's sea, through calm and stormWilliam C. Poole (Author)English2
A wonderful love, from heaven aboveWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
A wonderful change has come into the worldW. C. Poole (Author)English2
A smile will do so many thingsWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
A gospel was written by Matthew of oldW. C. Poole (Author)English2
A glorious day is coming by the prophets longWilliam C. Poole (Author)2
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