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[Tho' you have fallen on life's way]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 53166 51321 25431 Used With Text: Think of His Love for You

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Tho' you have fallen on life's way Refrain First Line: Think of His love, His love for you Used With Tune: [Tho' you have fallen on life's way]

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Think of His Love for You

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Favorite Radio Hymns of Edward MacHugh (Rev. and enl.) #61 (1936) First Line: Tho' you have fallen on life's way Refrain First Line: Think of His love, His love for you Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' you have fallen on life's way]

Think of His Love for You

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 #70 (1946) First Line: Tho' you have fallen on life's way Refrain First Line: Think of His love, His love for you Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' you have fallen on life's way]

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A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Person Name: Rev. A. H. Ackley Author of "Think of His Love for You" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 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 "[Tho' you have fallen on life's way]" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 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)