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A Song in My Soul

Author: Oswald J. Smith Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: There's an ache in my heart that the world cannot heal Refrain First Line: There's a song in my soul that the world cannot give

[There's an ache in my heart that the world cannot heal]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. H. Ackley Incipit: 32171 17656 53345 Used With Text: A Song in My Soul

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Author: Oswald J. Smith Hymnal: Hymns for Praise and Service #130 (1956) First Line: There's an ache in my heart that the world cannot heal Refrain First Line: There's a song in my soul that the world cannot give Topics: Adoration Languages: English Tune Title: [There's an ache in my heart that the world cannot heal]

A Song in My Soul

Author: Oswald J. Smith Hymnal: Oswald Smith's Best Songs #19 (1958) First Line: There's an ache in my heart that the world cannot heal Refrain First Line: There's a song in my soul that the world cannot give Languages: English Tune Title: [There's an ache in my heart that the world cannot heal]

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Oswald J. Smith

1889 - 1986 Author of "A Song in My Soul" in Hymns for Praise and Service Smith, Oswald Jeffrey. (Odessa, Ontario, November 8, 1889--January 25, 1986, Toronto, Canada). Presbyterian. Attended Manitoba College, Winnipeg, 1909-1910; Toronto Bible College, 1907-1908, 1910-1912; McCormick Theological Seminary, 1912-1915; further study at Knox College, Toronto; several honorary doctorates. Pastorates in Toronto, 1915-1958; frequently conducted evangelistic meetings and crusades elsewhere. In 1928 he organized the virtually autonomous People's Church, which combines a vigorous evangelistic program in Toronto with an enviable overseas missionary network; in 1958 he relinquished its guidance to his son Paul, but remained its highly active minister emeritus. He published some 35 devotional and inspirational books, which he eventually combined into fourteen; most of his 1200 hymns and poems first appeared in church-connected magazines, but many are found in Poems of a Lifetime (London: Marshall, 1962). --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives

A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Composer of "[There's an ache in my heart that the world cannot heal]" in Hymns for Praise and Service 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)