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The light of the cross

Author: Charles H. Gabriel Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: From the cross of Christ uplifted Refrain First Line: Blessed light, light divine

[From the cross of Christ uplifted]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 55153 15555 45352 Used With Text: The Light of the Cross

[From the cross of Christ uplifted]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 54653 53354 65 Used With Text: Light of the Cross

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Author: James Robinson Hymnal: Christian Hymns #61 (1935) First Line: From the cross of Christ uplifted Refrain First Line: Blessed Light, Light divine Lyrics: 1 From the cross of Christ uplifted, Shines an everlasting light; By its rays the clouds are rifted, Till the homeland is in sight. Chorus: Blessed Light, Light divine, To the world the rays are streaming; Hallowed Light, Light of love, From the cross of Christ are beaming. 2 Ev'ry storm that gathers o'er us Adds new luster to its ray; And the cares that rise before us, In its radiance pass away. [Chorus] 3 Tho' the tempest wildly rages, By this Light the way is sure; And thro'-out the sweep of ages, It, unshaken, shall endure. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [From the cross of Christ uplifted]

Light of the Cross

Author: James Robinson Hymnal: Gospel Service Hymnal #208 (1959) First Line: From the cross of Christ uplifted Tune Title: [From the cross of Christ uplifted]

Light of the Cross

Author: James Robinson Hymnal: Sacred Selections for the Church #323 (1990) First Line: From the cross of Christ uplifted Refrain First Line: Blessed light, Light divine Languages: English Tune Title: [From the cross of Christ uplifted]

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[From the cross of Christ uplifted]" in Sacred Selections for the Church 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)

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Person Name: Charlotte G. Homer Author of "The Light of The Cross" in Sunshine 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