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Author: A. H. Ackley Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 No shadow of turning in Jesus! No semblance of change or decay; His truth still enlightens the ages, His glory grows brighter each day. Chorus: No shadow of turning in Jesus! Today and forever his love is the same; Tho’ sin-billows roll, His peace fills my soul; No shadow of turning in Jesus! 2 No shadow of turning in Jesus! His love for the sinner the same As when on the Cross of Redemption He bore for the sinner his shame. [Chorus] 3 No shadow of turning in Jesus! The Master who stilled the wild sea Will bring sweetest peace to the sinner, Who cries, “Lord, have mercy on me.” [Chorus] 4 No shadow of turning in Jesus! Tho’ highly exalted above, He tenderly cares for his children Who lean on his promise of love. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [No shadow of turning in Jesus]

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[No shadow of turning in Jesus]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Used With Text: No Shadow of Turning in Jesus

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No Shadow of Turning in Jesus

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Sunday School Voices, No.2 #90 (1913) Lyrics: 1 No shadow of turning in Jesus! No semblance of change or decay; His truth still enlightens the ages, His glory grows brighter each day. Chorus: No shadow of turning in Jesus! Today and forever his love is the same; Tho’ sin-billows roll, His peace fills my soul; No shadow of turning in Jesus! 2 No shadow of turning in Jesus! His love for the sinner the same As when on the Cross of Redemption He bore for the sinner his shame. [Chorus] 3 No shadow of turning in Jesus! The Master who stilled the wild sea Will bring sweetest peace to the sinner, Who cries, “Lord, have mercy on me.” [Chorus] 4 No shadow of turning in Jesus! Tho’ highly exalted above, He tenderly cares for his children Who lean on his promise of love. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [No shadow of turning in Jesus]

No Shadow Of Turning In Jesus

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Greater Christian Hymns #181 (1931) First Line: No shadow of turning in Jesus! Languages: English Tune Title: [No shadow of turning in Jesus!]

No shadow of turning in Jesus

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Nineteen Sunday School Songs #d9 (1913)

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A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Author of "No Shadow of Turning in Jesus" Alfred Henry Ackley was born 21 January 1887 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the younger brother of B. D. Ackley. His father taught him music and he also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Maryland and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1914. He served churches in Pennsylvania and California. He also worked with the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team and for Homer Rodeheaver's publishing company. He wrote around 1500 hymns. He died 3 July 1960 in Los Angeles. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[No shadow of turning in Jesus]" in Sunday School Voices, No.2 Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)