Make a Little Rainbow of Your Tears

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When it's raining and the sun is shining

Author: A. H. Ackley
Tune: [When it's raining and the sun is shining]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 When its raining and the sun is shining,
You can see a rainbow in the sky,
All its glory is of love's designing
Sent to make you know that god is nigh.

Chorus:
Make a little rainbow of your tears,
It will help to drive away your fears
Let the Light Divine thro' the tears of sorrow shine,
Make a little rainbow of your tears.

2 When your heart is overwhelmed with sadness,
And the tears of grief are falling, too,
Let His sunshine fill your heart with gladness,
he will make a rainbow just for you. [Chorus]

3 When the fairest dreams of life are broken,
When its cherished friendships pass away,
When your heart is weighed with grief unspoken
There's a rainbow for your darkest day. [Chorus]

Source: Reformed Press Hymnal: an all around hymn book which will meet the requirements of every meeting where Christians gather for praise #20

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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 >

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First Line:	When it's raining and the sun is shining
Title:	Make a Little Rainbow of Your Tears
Author:	A. H. Ackley
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Make a little rainbow of your tears
Publication Date:	1928
Copyright:	Public Domain