The Song of My Heart

There's a song in my heart, 'tis Jesus

Author: A. H. Ackley
Tune: [There's a song in my heart, 'tis Jesus]
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: A. H. Ackley

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) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There's a song in my heart, 'tis Jesus
Title: The Song of My Heart
Author: A. H. Ackley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: The song of my heart is Jesus
Publication Date: 1914
Copyright: Public Domain

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Crowns #d173

Inspiring Hymns #125

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The Golden Sheaf No. 2 #76

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