Leila Naylor Morris

Born:  April 15, 1862, Pennsville, Ohio.

Died:  July 23, 1929, Auburn, New York (at her daughter’s home).

Buried:  McConnelsville, Ohio.

Pseudonyms:

• Mrs. C. H. Morris
• Mrs. Charles H. Morris

    As a child, Leila lived in Malta and McConnelsville, Ohio. In 1881, she married Charles H. Morris. Leila was active in the Methodist church, camp meetings, and song writing, authoring more than 1,000 Gospel songs. When her eyes began to fail in 1913, her son built a 28-foot blackboard with oversized staff lines, so she could continue composing.

Hymns

1. Bring Your Vessels, Not a Few
2. Can the World See Jesus in You?
3. Crown Him
4. Fight is On, The
5. For a Worldwide Revival
6. For the Whole Wide World
7. Fully Surrendered
8. His Grace is Sufficient for Me
9. Holiness Unto the Lord
10. I Know God's Promise is True
11. Let Jesus Come into Your Heart
12. Nearer, Still Nearer
13. Sweeter as the Years go By
14. O Magnify the Lord with Me
15. Sanctifying Power
16. Sweet Will of God
17. There's Only One Way
18. ’Tis Marvelous and Wonderful (© 1919)
19. Victory All the Time
20. What if It Were Today?