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At the Roll Call

Author: Rev. W. C. Poole Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: I will look for you up yonder Refrain First Line: At the roll call I will look for you Used With Tune: [I will look for you up yonder]

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[I will look for you up yonder]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 56111 23334 32671 Used With Text: At the Roll Call

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At the Roll Call

Author: Rev. W. C. Poole Hymnal: The Modern Hymnal #234 (1926) First Line: I will look for you up yonder Refrain First Line: At the roll call I will look for you Lyrics: 1 I will look for you up yonder, When my days down here are o’er; When the roll is called in glory, Will you meet me on that shore? Refrain: At the roll call I will look for you, At the roll call up above the blue, When the roll is called in glory, Will you be there? 2 I will look for you up yonder, On that wonderful great day, When we wake at call of Jesus, And the earth shall pass away. [Refrain] 3 I will look for you up yonder, In that city of the King, Thro’ eternity’s glad ages, There the praise of Him to sing. [Refrain] 4 I will look for you up yonder, Will you meet me there that day? Will we meet with Christ the Savior, Forevermore there to stay? [Refrain] Topics: Heaven Languages: English Tune Title: [I will look for you up yonder]
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At the Roll Call

Author: Rev. W. C. Poole Hymnal: Harvest Hymns #9 (1924) First Line: I will look for you up yonder Refrain First Line: At the roll call I will look for you Languages: English Tune Title: [I will look for you up yonder]
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At the Roll Call

Author: Rev. W. C. Poole Hymnal: Evangel Bells #65 (1927) First Line: I will look for you up yonder Refrain First Line: At the roll call I will look for you Languages: English Tune Title: [I will look for you up yonder]

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William C. Poole

1875 - 1949 Person Name: Rev. W. C. Poole Author of "At the Roll Call" in The Modern Hymnal William C. Poole was born and raised on a farm in Maryland. His parents belonged to the Methodist church. He graduated from Washington College and became a Methodist minister in Wilmington, Delaware area. He was pastor of McCabe Memorial, Richardson Park and other churches. In 1913 he was superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware. He wrote about five hundred hymns. The writing was done as recreation and a diversion from his pastoral work. His goal in writing as well as in being a minister was to help people. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[I will look for you up yonder]" in The Modern Hymnal 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)
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