Isadore G. Jeffery

Isadore Gilbert Jeffery (, Gilbert; June 21, 1840 – February 23, 1919) was an American writer of Christian poetry and hymn lyrics. Though she wrote prolifically for the religious press, she did not publish a book. For years, she was a constant contributor to The Advance and held a responsible position in the office of that Chicago weekly. where her parents lived for a time. Her parents were Samuel H. Gilbert and Cornelia M. (Davey) Gilbert (d. 1878. then superintendent of the American District Telegraph and Telephone Service of Chicago. They had no children. which she occupied for nearly six years.

Selected works

Lyrics "What Sound of Lofty Praise" (Philadelphia, 1868)

Religious poems "One by One" "Anchored" "Behold he prayeth" "Hidden paths" "Incognito" "In peace" "Why?"