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.

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• . Note: This work gives Mor­ris’ first name as “Lelia.” The 1976 edi­tion cor­rects the spell­ing to “Leila.”

Hymns

1. Bring Your Vessels, Not a Few
2. Can the World See Jesus in You?
3. Conflict of the Ages, The
4. Crown Him
5. Do Your Best
6. Fight Is On, The
7. For a Worldwide Revival
8. For the Whole Wide World
9. Fully Surrendered
10. His Grace Is Sufficient for Me
11. Holiness unto the Lord
12. I Know God’s Promise is True
13. In His Keeping
14. Let Jesus Come into Your Heart
15. Nearer, Still Nearer
16. O Magnify the Lord with Me
17. Pilot of Galilee, The
18. Sanctifying Power
19. Sweet Will of God
20. Sweeter as the Years Go By
21. There’s Only One Way
22. ’Tis Marvelous and Wonderful (© 1919)
23. Victory All the Time
24. What if It Were Today?
    • Viene Otra Vez
25. Who Is This Man of Sorrows?
26. Wounded for Our Transgressions