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When You Know Him

Representative Text

1 When you know my blessed Saviour,
Life will wear a different hue,
Through the many clouds of trouble,
You will see the starry blue.

Refrain:
When you know Him, when you know Him,
When you know Him you will love my Saviour too;
When you know Him, O how you’ll love Him,
When you know how Jesus loves and cares for you.

2 When you know my blessed Saviour,
All your fear will pass away
Like the dew before the sunshine,
At the breaking of the day. [Refrain]

3 When you know my blessed Saviour,
Memory will bring the tears;
When you think of how He loved you,
Through the dark and wasted years. [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #50

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: When you know my blessed Savior
Title: When You Know Him
Author: A. H. Ackley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: When you know Him, when you know Him
Copyright: Public Domain

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Gospel Pearls #79

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Jubilate #50

Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #50

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Life and Service Hymns #201

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Premier Hymns #72

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