1914-1993
Ira F. Stanphill (1914-1993)

Feb­ru­a­ry 14, 1914, Bell­view, New Mex­i­co.

De­cem­ber 30, 1993, Over­land Park, Kan­sas.

John­son Coun­ty Me­mor­i­al Gar­dens, John­son Coun­ty, Kan­sas.

Ira F. Stanphill (1914-1993)

Stanphill was an As­sem­blies of God pas­tor, sing­er, and Gos­pel song­writ­er. A gift­ed mu­si­cian, he was al­rea­dy play­ing pi­a­no, or­gan, uku­le­le and ac­cor­di­on by age 10. By the time he reached 17, he was com­pos­ing and sing­ing, par­ti­ci­pat­ing in re­viv­al cru­sad­es, pray­er meet­ings, and tent cam­paigns. He grad­u­at­ed from the Jun­ior Coll­ege in Chil­li­co­the, Mis­sou­ri, and was lat­er award­ed an hon­o­rary Ph.D. from Hyles-An­der­son Coll­ege in In­di­a­na. As a sing­ing evan­gel­ist, he preached all over Amer­i­ca and in over 40 other count­ries. He was in­duct­ed in­to the Gos­pel Mu­sic Hall of Fame in 1981, and pub­lished his au­to­bi­o­graphy, This Side of Hea­ven, in 1983.

  1. Because © 1972
  2. Beyond Tomorrow © 1951
  3. Bind Our Hearts with One Great Purpose © 1972
  4. Choice Is Mine, The © 1961
  5. Christian Cowboy, A © 1948
  6. Color It Love © 1970
  7. Come and See © 1968
  8. Crown of Thorns, A © 1952
  9. David and Goliath © 1969
  10. Faithful For­ev­er © 1968
  11. Follow Me © 1953
  12. Give Me a Love Like This © 1975
  13. Glory Road, The © 1946
  14. God Has His Way in It All © 1946
  15. Happiness Is the Lord © 1968
  16. He Came to Me © 1959
  17. He Knows What He’s Doin’ All the Time (©)
  18. He List­ens © 1962
  19. He Washed My Eyes with Tears © 1955
  20. How Deep Was His Love © 1962
  21. I Am Longing to See Je­sus © 1946
  22. I Know Who Holds Tomorrow © 1950
  23. I Made a Place in My Heart © 1952
  24. I Walk with His Hand in Mine © 1958
  25. If I’ve Forgotten Today © 1972
  26. If You Need Him © 1975
  27. I’m a Goin’ to Glo­ry © 1961
  28. Inside Those Pearly Gates © 1954
  29. It’s Real for It’s Written © 1946
  30. I’ve Riches Untold © 1962
  31. Jesus and Me © 1946
  32. Jesus Can © 1968
  33. Jesus Is His Name © 1962
  34. Just Trust in Him © 1949
  35. Knock at the Door © 1968
  36. Lovely Is His Name © 1968
  37. Mansion over the Hill­top © 1949
  38. Now I Know © 1960
  39. Preach the Whole Gos­pel © 1966
  40. Rocky Road © 1977
  41. Room at the Cross for You © 1946
  42. She Needs Your Pray­ers © 1970
  43. Someone Forgot © 1975
  44. Suppertime © 1950
  45. Take Down Your Harp © 1946
  46. There’s On­ly One Way © 1960
  47. Thirty Pieces of Silver © 1949
  48. ’Til He Comes
  49. Time and Time Again © 1961
  50. Treasures © 1975
  51. Trust Me © 1972
  52. Unto the King © 1979
  53. Unworthy © 1959
  54. We’ll Talk It Over © 1949
  55. Without a Song © 1975
  56. Ye Shall Receive Pow­er © 1977
  57. Yes He Knows © 1962
  58. You Can Have a Song in Your Heart © 1946
  59. Your Decision © 1968