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[I am waiting for the hour]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 34545 65321 7121 Used With Text: Waiting for the King

Waiting for the King

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I am waiting for the hour Refrain First Line: I am waiting, I am waiting Used With Tune: [I am waiting for the hour]

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Author: Alfred Henry Ackley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9109 First Line: I am waiting for the hour Refrain First Line: I am waiting, I am waiting Lyrics: 1 I am waiting for the hour When the King in all His power, With a mighty shout from Heaven Shall descend: Those who love Him shall rejoice When they heard His blessèd voice, And with Him shall reign thro’ ages Without end. Refrain: I am waiting, I am waiting, I am waiting for the coming Of the King; For that great and glorious day When the clouds are rolled away, I am waiting for the coming Of the King. 2 Thro’ the spacious hills of time Angels sing their songs sublime, Till the rocks and hills and valleys Catch the strain; Worlds flung into space afar, Sun and moon and glittering star, Echo back in joyous rapture The refrain. [Refrain] 3 In a moment changed complete, Lifted to a land replete With His perfect touch of love, no Blemish there; Every mystery made plain, Every loss my richest gain, Fullest joy and matchless splendor Everywhere. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I am waiting for the hour]

Waiting for the King

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: The Herald #92 (1915) First Line: I am waiting for the hour Refrain First Line: I am waiting, I am waiting Languages: English Tune Title: [I am waiting for the hour]

Waiting for the king

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: The World Evangel #116 (1913) First Line: I am waiting for the hour Refrain First Line: I am waiting, I am waiting Topics: Christ's coming Languages: English Tune Title: [I am waiting for the hour]

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A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Person Name: Rev. A. H. Ackley Author of "Waiting for the king" in The World Evangel 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 "[I am waiting for the hour]" in The World Evangel 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)