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In a Wondrous Way

Author: A. H. Ackley Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I have found a great salvation, in a wondrous way Refrain First Line: In a wondrous way, a wondrous way

[I have found a great salvation]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Used With Text: In a Wondrous Way

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Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Gospel Gems Number 1 #27 (1914) First Line: I have found a great salvation, in a wondrous way Refrain First Line: In a wondrous way, a wondrous way Lyrics: 1 I have found a great salvation, in a wondrous way, By the cross, God’s revelation, in a wondrous way; When I came to Christ confessing All my guilt, He gave the blessing, Now His pardon I’m possessing, in a wondrous way. Refrain: In a wondrous way, a wondrous way, Jesus saves and keeps me in a wondrous way, In a wondrous way, a wondrous way, Jesus saves and keeps me in a wondrous way. 2 Jesus heals the broken hearted in a wondrous way; When all comfort has departed, in a wondrous way; Closer than a friend or brother, Like the tender touch of mother, He can help you as no other, in a wondrous way. [Refrain] 3 When the tempter would enslave me, in a wondrous way Jesus sends the pow’r to save me, in a wondrous way; I can trust Him to defend me, Anywhere that he may send me, He has promised to befriend me, in a wondrous way. [Refrain] 4 By and by He will transform me, in a wondrous way, To a higher realm conform me in a wondrous way; Things of time can enter never, In that home my joy to sever, I shall dwell with Christ forever, in a wondrous way. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I have found a great salvation]

In a wondrous way, a wondrous way

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Ackley's Gospel Songs #d23 (1913) First Line: I have found a great salvation, in a wondrous way Languages: English

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A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Author of "In a Wondrous Way" 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)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[I have found a great salvation]" in Gospel Gems Number 1 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)