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[Joy comes at last, crowning all thy days of longing]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wendell P. Loveless Used With Text: Wedding Song

Author: W. P. L. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Joy comes at last, crowning all thy days of longing Refrain First Line: Loving, toiling, every day with Jesus Used With Tune: [Joy comes at last, crowning all thy days of longing]

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Wedding Song

Author: W. P. L. Hymnal: New Radio Songs and Choruses of the Gospel No. 4 #39 (1942) First Line: Joy comes at last, crowning all thy days of longing Refrain First Line: Loving, toiling, every day with Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [Joy comes at last, crowning all thy days of longing]

Wedding Song

Author: W. P. L. Hymnal: Choice Hymns of the Faith #531 (1944) First Line: Joy comes at last, crowning all thy days of longing Refrain First Line: Loving, toiling, every day with Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [Joy comes at last, crowning all thy days of longing]

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Wendell P. Loveless

1892 - 1987 Person Name: W. P. L. Author of "Wedding Song" in New Radio Songs and Choruses of the Gospel No. 4 Rv Wendell Phillips Loveless USA 1892-1987, Born in Wheaton, IL, he first engaged in business in Chicago. In 1914 he became a member of an entertainment group that toured the U.S. on the Chatauqua circuit. Spending six years with the group he learned voice, piano, dramatics, and MC duties, later managing the group. He later used these talents in Christian ministry. In 1917 he married Velma Stone, and they had three children: Robert, David, and Wendell Jr. He was a Lieutenant in the Marine Corps during WWI. He was converted through reading the Bible at home. He joined the Moody Bible Institute (MBI) in 1926, first as business manager of the extension department. He later became director of the Moody Bible Institute radio station WMBI in Chicago from 1926-1947. He then became an itinerant Bible teacher. He later pastored the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church, Community Church in Boca Raton, FL, and First Chinese Church of Christ in Honolulu, HI, continuing his radio ministry in the last two locations (also managing station KAIM Honolulu). In 1960 he assigned all his copyrights to Hope Publishing Company. He wrote popular songs and choruses, many found in hymnals published by Hope, and some translated into other languages. He authored several books: “Glimpses of Christ n Psalm IX” (1937); “Sunrise meditations” (1940); “New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #3” (1940); New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #4” (1942); “Little talks on great words” (1942?); “Christ and the believer in the Song of Songs” (1945); “Plain talks on practical truths” (1945); “New sunrise meditations” (1945); “Manual of gospel broadcasting” (1946); “Plain talks on Romans” (1946); “New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #5” (1946). He died in Honolulu, HI. He was an author, compiler, performer, editor, narrator, composer, actor, and writer. John Perry