Only A Touch

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Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord] (Ackley)
Published in 8 hymnals

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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:	Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord
Title:	Only A Touch
Author:	Ida L. Reed
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Only a touch of Thy hand, dear Lord
Publication Date:	1938
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1938.