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Pray on till the victory comes

Author: G. W. Anderson Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: When in doubt and fear Refrain First Line: Pray to the Father, plead in Jesus name

[When in doubt or fear and no help is near]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 56111 56111 23321 Used With Text: Pray On Till the Victory Comes

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Pray On Till the Victory Comes

Author: G. W. A. Hymnal: Worship and Praise #74 (1929) First Line: When in doubt or fear and no help is near Refrain First Line: Pray to the Father, plead in Jesus' name Languages: English Tune Title: [When in doubt or fear and no help is near]

Pray On Till the Victory Comes

Author: G. W. A. Hymnal: The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 5 #242 (1946) First Line: When in doubt or fear and no help is near Refrain First Line: Pray to the Father, plead in Jesus' name Languages: English Tune Title: [When in doubt or fear and no help is near]

Pray on till the victory comes

Author: G. W. A. Hymnal: Spiritual Songs and Hymns, for Use in All Gospel Services #d655 (1935) First Line: When in doubt and fear Refrain First Line: Pray to the Father, plead in Jesus name

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[When in doubt or fear and no help is near]" in The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 5 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)

G. W. Anderson

1816 - 1903 Person Name: G. W. A. Author of "Pray On Till the Victory Comes" in The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 5 Anderson, George Washington. (Philadelphia, PA, May 15, 1816-July 3, 1903, Rosemont, PA). Baptist. Madison (now Colgate) University, B.A. 1844; Hamilton Theological Seminary, 1846; University of Lewisburgh (Bucknell), D. D. 1869. Ordained 1854. Pastorates at Duchess Co., NY, 1854-1858; Montgomery Co., PA, 1858-1864; Philadelphia, PA, 185?. Author of several works on Baptists and missions. Many contributions to Baptist Quarterly. Editor of Baptist paper, Christian Chronicle. Literary editor of American Baptist Publication Society, 1864. the following hymn on Christian ministry appeared in The Baptist Harp of 1849 and is included in several later collections: Onward, herald of the gospel, Bear thy tidings through the land; Another hymn in the same collection begins: Now let us raise one last sweet song To praise the Lord, our heavenly King; The second and third stanzas of this praise hymn form a classical trinitarian doxology. Deborah Carlton Loftis, DNAH Archives