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[Trust, and be of cheer, for the Lord is near]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 34555 67111 76746 Used With Text: Launch Out!

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Trust, and be of cheer, for the Lord is near Refrain First Line: Launch out! launch out into the deep! Used With Tune: [Trust, and be of cheer, for the Lord is near]

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Launch Out!

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Jubilate #8 (1917) First Line: Trust, and be of cheer, for the Lord is near Refrain First Line: Launch out! launch out into the deep! Lyrics: 1 Trust, and be of cheer, for the Lord is near, With His old time gracious pow’r; Only do His will, He is with us still; Blessings brighten ev’ry hour. Blessings brighten ev’ry hour. Refrain: Launch out! Launch out into the deep! Launch out! Launch out into the deep! Though the billows sweep, He will guide and keep; Launch out! Launch out into the deep! 2 Let no doubt assail grace will still prevail; Now the Master’s word obey; With a willing mind, larger service find, Launching further out today. Launching further out today. [Refrain] 3 Let the Saviour’s voice ev’ry heart rejoice, “Cast your nets,” and treasure gain; Speed your vessel on, jewels will be won; Everlasting joys obtain. Everlasting joys obtain. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Trust, and be of cheer, for the Lord is near]

Launch Out!

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #8 (1950) First Line: Trust, and be of cheer, for the Lord is near Refrain First Line: Launch out! launch out into the deep! Languages: English Tune Title: [Trust, and be of cheer, for the Lord is near]

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[Trust, and be of cheer, for the Lord is near]" in Jubilate 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)

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Launch Out!" in Jubilate Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)