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The King of My Heart

Author: A. H. Ackley Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: The King of my heart is Jesus Refrain First Line: The King of my heart is Jesus Used With Tune: [The King of my heart is Jesus]

[The King of my heart is Jesus]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Bentley D. Ackley Incipit: 53215 51353 21371 Used With Text: The King of My Heart

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The King of my heart is Jesus

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Songs of Peace and Power #d212 (1917) First Line: The King of my heart is Jesus, a kingdom eternal has he Languages: English

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Hymns of Heavenly Harmony #29 (1910) First Line: The King of my heart is Jesus Refrain First Line: The King of my heart is Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [The King of my heart is Jesus]

The King of My Heart

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Premier Hymns #70 (1926) First Line: The King of my heart is Jesus Refrain First Line: The King of my heart is Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [The King of my heart is Jesus]

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A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Author of "The King of My Heart" in New Soul Winning Songs 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 Person Name: Bentley D. Ackley Composer of "[The King of my heart is Jesus]" in New Soul Winning Songs 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)