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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Peace like a river is flowing today Refrain First Line: Flowing today, flowing today Used With Tune: [Peace like a river is flowing today]

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[O, peace like a river is flowing today]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 51721 34546 51723 Used With Text: Peace Like a River

[Peace like a river is flowing today]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Victor H. Benke Incipit: 56712 23165 56673 Used With Text: Peace Like a River

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Peace Like a River

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Great Revival Hymns #124 (1911) First Line: O, peace like a river is flowing today Refrain First Line: O peace like a river is flowing now Lyrics: 1 O, peace like a river is flowing today, For Jesus hath given me rest, At Calvary’s cross were my sins put away, As far as the east from the west. Refrain: O peace like a river is flowing now, For low at the foot of the cross I bow, And deeper and deeper its currents roll, Since Jesus spoke peace to my soul. 2 There’s peace like a river, because He is near; No trial, but Jesus will share; His wonderful love brings me comfort and cheer; On Him, will I cast every care. [Refrain] 3 There’s peace like a river, because He knows best When sunshine or cloud I may need; I’m safe, when I lean on His merciful breast, To mansions of light, He will lead. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [O, peace like a river is flowing today]

Peace Like a River

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Loyal Praise #20 (1907) First Line: Peace, like a river is flowing today Refrain First Line: Flowing today, flowing today Languages: English Tune Title: [Peace, like a river is flowing today]

Peace Like a River

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Living Praise #20 (1902) First Line: Peace like a river is flowing today Refrain First Line: Flowing today, flowing today Languages: English Tune Title: [Peace like a river is flowing today]

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[O, peace like a river is flowing today]" in Great Revival Hymns 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)

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Peace Like a River" in Loyal Praise Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Victor H. Benke

1872 - 1904 Composer of "[Peace, like a river is flowing today]" in Loyal Praise Victor H. Benke was born on July 1872, Ratibor, Germany (now Racibórz, Poland). He emigrated to America at the of age 21. He served as the regular organist at the Bowery Mission in New York City for a number of years. He settled in Brooklyn where he gave piano and organ lessons and composed music. He worked with Fanny Crosby, who wrote words to a number of his pieces, and Ira Sankey. He also played the organ for Dwight Moody in his evangelistic work. Benke died on July 15, 1904 in New York. [Sources: Crosby, pp. 535, 562] NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/n/benke_vh.htm