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Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: I have a friend who cared enough for me Refrain First Line: I'll ever sing of Jesus' love for me Lyrics: 1 I have a Friend who cared enough for me To seek and save my poor lost soul; He found me wand’ring in the desert lone, And won me back to His control. Refrain: I’ll ever sing of Jesus’ love for me, And how He died upon Mount Calvary; I’ll sing it now and thro’ eternity, For that’s the sweetest song I know. 2 He met me with a look of pitying love, His wounded side all rent and torn; His pierced hands and feet, His broken heart, The marks His thorny crown has worn. [Refrain] 3 I could not lift myself to His embrace, He stooped and carried me along; With words of healing comfort spoke to me, And changed my mourning into song. [Refrain] 4 I found forgiveness in my Father’s house, That peace my soul had never known; ‘Twas all because that God so loved the world, And Jesus came to save His own. [Refrain] Topics: Salvation; Solo Used With Tune: [I have a friend who cared enough for me]

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[I have a friend who cared enough for me]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Used With Text: The sweetest song I know

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The sweetest song I know

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Glad Tidings in Song #13 (1921) First Line: I have a friend who cared enough for me Refrain First Line: I'll ever sing of Jesus' love for me Lyrics: 1 I have a Friend who cared enough for me To seek and save my poor lost soul; He found me wand’ring in the desert lone, And won me back to His control. Refrain: I’ll ever sing of Jesus’ love for me, And how He died upon Mount Calvary; I’ll sing it now and thro’ eternity, For that’s the sweetest song I know. 2 He met me with a look of pitying love, His wounded side all rent and torn; His pierced hands and feet, His broken heart, The marks His thorny crown has worn. [Refrain] 3 I could not lift myself to His embrace, He stooped and carried me along; With words of healing comfort spoke to me, And changed my mourning into song. [Refrain] 4 I found forgiveness in my Father’s house, That peace my soul had never known; ‘Twas all because that God so loved the world, And Jesus came to save His own. [Refrain] Topics: Salvation; Solo Languages: English Tune Title: [I have a friend who cared enough for me]

The sweetest song I know

Author: Rev. Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Herald of Praise #44 (1917) First Line: I have a Friend who cared enough for me Refrain First Line: I'll ever sing of Jesus' love for me Languages: English Tune Title: [I have a Friend who cared enough for me]

The sweetest song I know

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Ackley's Gospel Songs #d22 (1913) First Line: I have a friend who cared enough for me Refrain First Line: I'll ever sing of Jesus' love for me Languages: English

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[I have a friend who cared enough for me]" in Glad Tidings in Song 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)

A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Person Name: Rev. A. H. Ackley Author of "The sweetest song I know" in Glad Tidings in Song 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)