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W. H. Jude

1851 - 1922 Person Name: William H. Jude Hymnal Number: 89 Composer of "[Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult]" in Star of Promise William Herbert Jude United Kingdom 1851-1922. Born at Westleton, Suffolk, England, his family moved to Norfolk. A precocious child, by age eight he was composing music for school plays. Educated at the Liverpool Organ School and East Liverpool College of Music, he became college principal for awhile. He married Catherine Helena Haigh. They had no children. He became a composer, editor, and organist. He was organist for the Blue Coat Hospital & School and Stretford Town Hall near Manchester, while teaching and lecturing. After 20 years there he was appointed organist at the Exeter Hall in London, a primary venue and Christian Centre owned by the YMCA on the Strand in London. As a recitalist, he was asked to “open” over 1000 new organs across the UK, Ireland, and Australia. He was considered the most brilliant organist of his day. He wrote at least two operettas: “Innocents abroad” (1882) and “The mighty deep” (1917). His compositions were frequently religious. He admired British evangelist, Rodney “Gipsy” Smith and published a collection of Smith’s favorite solos in 1903. He also supported the temperance movement. He toured Australia and New Zealand 1890-1894. In 1904 he served as editor for several musical periodicals, including “Monthly Hymnal”, “Minister of music”, and “The Higher life”. He also compiled several hymnbooks, including “Mission hymns” (1911”), and “Festival hymns” (1916). He wrote a number of works on music. He died in London. John Perry
W. H. Jude

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Person Name: Charles Gabriel Hymnal Number: 11 Author of "The harvest Time Goes By" in Star of Promise Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday­-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman
Chas. H. Gabriel

A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Person Name: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal Number: 26 Author of "Teach Us to Pray" in Star of Promise 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)
A. H. Ackley

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Hymnal Number: 26 Composer of "[Teach us to pray as Thou hast taught]" in Star of Promise 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)
B. D. Ackley

Mrs. A. S. Bridgewater

1873 - 1957 Hymnal Number: 55 Author of "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be" in Star of Promise Bridgewater, Cordie. (North Carolina, ca.1873-ca.1957). Baptist. According to J. Wiegand, was living in Alabama (age 36) at the time of the 1910 census. Wife of A. Samuel Bridgewater. Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives
Mrs. A. S. Bridgewater

W. Oliver Cooper

1885 - 1963 Person Name: W. O. C. Hymnal Number: 117 Author of "It's Just Like Heaven" in Star of Promise Use pseudonym Oscar J. Schwab
W. Oliver Cooper

Mrs. J. G. Wilson

Hymnal Number: 123 Composer of "[Sing the wondrous love of Jesus]" in Star of Promise See Wilson, Emily D. (Emily Divine), 1865-1942.
Mrs. J. G. Wilson

James C. Moore

1888 - 1962 Person Name: J. C. M. Hymnal Number: 97 Author of "Thou, O Christ Of Calvary" in Star of Promise
James C. Moore

George Thomas Speer

1891 - 1966 Person Name: G. T. S. Hymnal Number: 150 Author of "The Dearest Friend I Ever Had" in Star of Promise
George Thomas Speer

Rupert Cravens

1911 - 1983 Person Name: Rev. Rupert Cravens Hymnal Number: 23 Author of "We'll Top the Hills of Glory" in Star of Promise Born: Ju­ly 2, 1911. Died: De­cem­ber 24, 1983, Law­rence Coun­ty, Ten­nes­see. Buried: Mi­mo­sa Cem­e­te­ry, Law­rence­burg, Ten­nes­see. Lyrics-- As We Daily Tra­vel On Be Near Me, Dear Sav­ior, and Guide Brighter, Bliss­ful Day Is Just Ahead, A By Faith We Look Be­yond This Vale Christ Is Com­ing Back from Glo­ry Cross I’ll Bear for Je­sus, The Dear Sinner, Your Life Is No More Than a Breeze Deep in My Heart Is a Calm So Di­vine Each Day My Heart Is Filled with Praise Every Day Let Me Live Close to Je­sus Far Away from God and Home Far Beyond the Sta­rry Sky Is a Home Father in Hea­ven So Loved a Lost World, The From the Broad Way of Sin Get Ready for the By and By Great the Debt of Love I Owe Happy on the Way to Hea­ven’s Glory He Is Clos­er Than a Bro­ther © 1968 Heaven Smiles upon My Path­way Hold My Hand O Bless­ed Savior Homes Are Brok­en, Hearts Are Sad I Am Go­ing to a City I Am Kept Each Day in the Ho­ly Way I Am On My Way to a Bet­ter Home I Am Saved by the Blood I Have Found a Heal­ing Fount­ain I Was Bend­ing with a Hea­vy Bur­den I’m a Pil­grim in This World I’m Bound for Hea­ven, That Ci­ty Above I’m Sing­ing Today I’m So Glad I Found the Sav­ior In God’s Gar­den There’s No Room In the Beau­ty of Ho­li­ness the Lord In the B­ible We are Told I’ve Tra­veled Here for Je­sus Jesus Calls for Hum­ble Ser­vants Jesus’ Love, Won­drous Love Jesus, Our Lord, Is Great and Strong Jesus Su­ffered Cru­el Death Jesus, Thou art Life to Me Jesus Walks Be­side Me On Life’s Way Joy of Hea­ven Is Swell­ing in My Soul, The Let Me Live Close to Thee © 1968 Lift up Your Eyes and Never Fal­ter Lift Your Eyes and Look Above Living for Je­sus I Have Look away to Hea­ven Look to the Cross Love of God, All Love Ex­cel­ling Love of God Has Changed My Life, The My View of Hea­ven’s Grow­ing Bright­er No Strang­er Am I to God’s Mer­cy and Love O Christian, Be Brave and with Faith Press Along O I Love to read the Bi­ble Everyday O Savior Dear to Thee O Take Cour­age Weary Heart O What Joy Abides Often I Am Worn and Wea­ry Often I Think of That Sweet Home Often Times My Heart Grows Lone­ly Often We Read the Bi­ble We Love Oh, Won­der­ful Morn­ing! © 1967 On the Rest­less Sea of Life Open to the House of Da­vid Peace That Pass­eth Un­der­stand­ing Praise the Lord, All Ye Peo­ple Praise Savior, Lead Me Lest I Wan­der Sing a Song of Glo­ry So Oft I’ve Heard of a City of Light So Often in Fond­est Dreams I Stroll Story of the Cross, The © 1968 There Is a City of Beau­ty Untold There Is a Gar­den Where Oft­en I Meet There Will Be Joy for All There Will Come a Day of Glad­ness By and By There Will Dawn a Hap­py Morn­ing There’ll Be a Hap­py Time To­mo­rrow There’s a Crown of Life Await­ing the Faith­ful There’s a Friend Who’s Dear­er There’s a Hap­py Home Await­ing Me There’s a Hap­py Land of Beau­ty Trusting in the Love of Je­sus Walking in the Way of Won­der­ful Love Walking in the Way We Have Oft­en Been Told of a Ci­ty We’re a Hap­py Band of Sing­ers What Joy Be­yond Ex­pres­sion When My Heart Is Sore, and by Tri­als When Our Jour­ney of Life Is End­ed When the Gates of Glo­ry Open When We Stood in Sin Con­demned Where Look­est Thou, O Weary With Faith in the Lord I Hold With God’s Love My Heart Is Over­flow­ing --hymntime.com/tch/bio/
Rupert Cravens

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