Loyally

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Serve with gladness Christ the King

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [Serve with gladness Christ the King]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Serve with gladness Christ the King,
Loyally, loyally,
To the labor go and sing,
Loyally, loyally,
Use the good that in thee lies,
He thy gifts will not despise,
Come with love’s sweet sacrifice,
Loyally, loyally.

Refrain:
Serve him, serve him, Christ the Mighty King,
To thy service willing labor bring,
See! the harvest fields are white
Soon will come the idle night,
Labor now with all thy might,
Loyally, loyally.

2 Serve him truly day by day,
Loyally, loyally,
Fully trust him all the way,
Loyally, loyally,
Though the clouds thy sky may fill,
He will be thy refuge still,
Yield in all to his blest will,
Loyally, loyally. [Refrain]

3 Serve him with a willing heart,
Loyally, loyally,
Give thyself and all thou art,
Loyally, loyally,
Shrink not from the toilsome way,
He is with thee day by day,
Forward go, his voice obey,
Loyally, loyally. [Refrain]

Source: The Service of Praise #48

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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:	Serve with gladness Christ the King
Title:	Loyally
Author:	Ida L. Reed
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Serve him, serve him, Christ the mighty King
Copyright:	Public Domain