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Alexander's Conference Hymnal #39
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1920
Alexander's Conference Hymnal #39
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[Once my way was dark and dreary]
[Once my way was dark and dreary]
Composer: B. D. Ackley (1916)Published in 42 hymnals
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Composer: B. D. Ackley
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, In… Go to person page >Page Scans
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Alexander's Hymns No. 4 #46
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: Bentley D. Ackley Date: 1921
Alexander's Hymns No. 4 #46
Church Hymnal #325
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: Bently D. Ackley Date: 1953
Church Hymnal #325
Conference Hymnal #39
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1917
Conference Hymnal #39
Evangel Bells #82
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1927
Evangel Bells #82
Favorite Hymns No. 2 #122
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1942
Favorite Hymns No. 2 #122
Favorite Hymns of Praise #233
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: Bentley D. Ackley Key: E♭ Major Date: 1967
Favorite Hymns of Praise #233
Foursquare Hymnal #218
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1957
Foursquare Hymnal #218
Foursquare Hymnal of Standard Songs of Evangelism #88
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Key: E♭ Major Date: 1936
Foursquare Hymnal of Standard Songs of Evangelism #88
Glad Tidings in Song #94
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1921
Glad Tidings in Song #94
Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church #48
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1916
Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church #48
Hymns of Faith #273
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: Bentley D. Ackley Key: D Major Date: 1980
Hymns of Faith #273
Hymns of Pentecost #80
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1930
Hymns of Pentecost #80
Hymns of the Christian Life #362
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1936
Hymns of the Christian Life #362
Jubilate #44
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1917
Jubilate #44
Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #44
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1950
Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #44
Life Songs #58
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1916
Life Songs #58
Montreat Hymns #310
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1916
Montreat Hymns #310
New Songs of Pentecost #44
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1916
New Songs of Pentecost #44
Northfield Hymnal No. 3 #5
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1918
Northfield Hymnal No. 3 #5
Praise and Service Songs for Sunday Schools #193
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1927
Praise and Service Songs for Sunday Schools #193
Premier Hymns #62
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1926
Premier Hymns #62
Rejoice and Sing #150
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1958
Rejoice and Sing #150
Small Church Music #883
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley
Small Church Music #883
Standard Songs of Evangelism #88
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1946
Standard Songs of Evangelism #88
Standard Songs of Evangelism #88
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1926
Standard Songs of Evangelism #88
Tabernacle Hymns #109
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1953
Tabernacle Hymns #109
Tabernacle Hymns #54
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Key: E♭ Major Date: 1960
Tabernacle Hymns #54
Tabernacle Hymns #54
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1931
Tabernacle Hymns #54
The Cyber Hymnal #5229
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: Bentley DeForest Ackley Incipit: 54654 33221 72543 Key: E♭ Major
The Cyber Hymnal #5229
The Gospel in Song #180
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1926
The Gospel in Song #180
The Greatest Hymns #404
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1924
The Greatest Hymns #404
The New Church Hymnal #431
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B.D.Ackley Key: E♭ Major Date: 1976
The New Church Hymnal #431
Timeless Truths #1091
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: Bentley D. Ackley Meter: 8.7.8.9.10.9.8.7.10.9.8.9 Key: E♭ Major Source: Review and Herald Publishing Association, The Gospel in Song, 1926 (180); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Since_the_Fullness_of_His_Love_Came_In)
Timeless Truths #1091
Treasury of Song #132
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1917
Treasury of Song #132
Uplifting Songs #9
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1917
Uplifting Songs #9
Victorious Life Hymns #8
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1919
Victorious Life Hymns #8
Victory Songs #102
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Key: E♭ Major Date: 1920
Victory Songs #102
World Wide Revival Songs No. 2 #40
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1921
World Wide Revival Songs No. 2 #40
Worship and Praise #80
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1929
Worship and Praise #80
Worship and Service #30
Tune Title: [Once my way was dark and dreary] First Line: Once my way was dark and dreary Composer: B. D. Ackley Date: 1916
Worship and Service #30
生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #423
Tune Title: [Since the Fullness of His Love Came In] First Line: 前我道路淒涼黑暗，
(Since the Fullness of His Love Came In) Date: 1986
生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #423
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