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His Love is Far Better than Gold
Author: A. H. A. Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: The love of the Christ is so precious Used With Tune: [The love of the Christ is so precious]
His Love is Far Better than Gold
[The love of the Christ is so precious]
Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. A. H. Ackley Incipit: 55453 21617 65654 Used With Text: His Love is Far Better than Gold
[The love of the Christ is so precious]
His Love is Far Better Than Gold.
Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Victory Songs #134 (1920) First Line: The love of the Christ is so precious Lyrics: 1 The love of the Christ is so precious,
That no mortal its wealth can unfold;
His grace is a storehouse of riches to me,
His love is far better than gold.
Chorus:
His love is far better than gold,
Its fullness can never be told,
It makes me an heir to the mansions above,
For His love is far better than gold.
2 He meets ev'ry need with the promise,
No good thing from His own to withhold;
So daily I trust in the Crucified One,
His love is far better than gold. [Chorus]
3 My heart ever yearns with a longing,
To behold the great joy of my soul,
Forever to dwell in the presence of Him,
Whose love is far better than gold. [Chorus] Topics: Love; Solos Languages: English Tune Title: [The love of the Christ is so precious]
His Love is Far Better Than Gold.
His Love Is Far Better Than Gold
Author: Alfred Henry Ackley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9252 First Line: The love of the Christ is so precious Lyrics: 1 The love of the Christ is so precious,
That no mortal its wealth can unfold;
His grace is a storehouse of riches to me,
His love is far better than gold.
Refrain:
His love is far better than gold,
Its fullness can never be told;
It makes me an heir to the mansions above,
For His love is far better than gold.
2 He meets every need with the promise,
No good thing from His own to withhold;
So daily I trust in the Crucified One
His love is far better than gold. [Refrain]
3 My heart ever yearns with a longing,
To behold the great joy of my soul,
Forever to dwell in the presence of Him,
Whose love is far better than gold. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [The love of the Christ is so precious]
His Love Is Far Better Than Gold
His Love Is Far Better than Gold
Author: A. H. A. Hymnal: World Wide Revival Songs #46 (1915) First Line: The love of the Christ is so precious Languages: English Tune Title: [The love of the Christ is so precious]
His Love Is Far Better than Gold
A. H. Ackley
1887 - 1960 Person Name: Rev. A. H. Ackley Author of "His Love is Far Better Than Gold." in Victory 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)
A. H. Ackley
B. D. Ackley
1872 - 1958 Composer of "[The love of the Christ is so precious]" in Hymns of the Heart 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)
B. D. Ackley
