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[There'll be light in the sky, from the palace on high]

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. A. H. Ackley Incipit: 12333 32155 55321 Used With Text: At the End of the Road

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At The End Of The Road

Author: A. H. A. Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: There'll be light in the sky, from the palace on high Refrain First Line: When the long day is ended, the journey is o'er Used With Tune: [There'll be light in the sky, from the palace on high]

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At the End of the Road

Author: A. H. A. Hymnal: Favorites Number 2 #94 (1946) First Line: There’ll be light in the sky, from the palace on high Refrain First Line: When the long day is ended, the journey is o’er Languages: English Tune Title: [There’ll be light in the sky, from the palace on high]

At The End Of The Road

Author: A. H. A. Hymnal: Reformed Press Hymnal #142 (1934) First Line: There'll be light in the sky, from the palace on high Refrain First Line: When the long day is ended, the journey is o'er Languages: English Tune Title: [There'll be light in the sky, from the palace on high]

At the End of the Road

Author: A. H. A. Hymnal: Old Fashioned Revival Hour Songs #17 (1950) First Line: There'll be light in the sky, from the palace on high Refrain First Line: When the long day is ended, the journey is o'er Languages: English Tune Title: [There'll be light in the sky, from the palace on high]

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A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Person Name: A. H. A. Author of "At The End Of The Road" in Edward MacHugh's Treasury of Gospel Hymns and Poems 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)
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