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[I shall see the King]

Appears in 23 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 34565 32111 71221 Used With Text: I Shall See the King

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I Shall See the King

Author: William Charles Poole Appears in 26 hymnals Refrain First Line: In His glory, I shall see the King Lyrics: 1. I shall see the King Where the angels sing; I shall see the King some day, In the better land, On the golden strand, And with Him shall ever stay. Refrain In His glory, I shall see the King, And forever endless praises sing; ’Twas on Calvary Jesus died for me; I shall see the King some day. 2. In the land of song, In the glory-throng, Where there never comes a night, With my Lord once slain I shall ever reign In the glory-land of light. [Refrain] 3. I shall see the King, All my tributes bring, And shall look upon His face; Then my song shall be How He ransomed me And has kept me by His grace. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [I shall see the King]

Proto yo veré a Jesús

Author: William C. Poole (1875-1949); Nibla Pereyra de Mayer (1954- ) Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Pronto yo veré a Jesús el Rey Topics: El evangelio Hogar celestial; The Gospel Heavenly home Scripture: Isaiah 33:17 Used With Tune: [Pronto yo veré a Jesús el Rey]

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I Shall See the King

Author: Rev. W. C. Poole Hymnal: Golden Bells #75 (1923) First Line: I shall see the King Where the angels sing Refrain First Line: In His glory, I shall see the King Languages: English Tune Title: [I shall see the King] (Ackley)
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I Shall See the King.

Author: Rev. W. C. Poole Hymnal: Victory Songs #87 (1920) First Line: I shall see the King Refrain First Line: In his glory, I shall see the King Lyrics: 1 I shall see the King Where the angels sing, I shall see the King some day, In the better land, On the golden strand, And with Him shall ever stay. Chorus: In His glory, I shall see the King, And forever endless praises sing; ’Twas on Calvary Jesus died for me; I shall see the King some day. 2 In the land of song, In the glory-throng, Where there never comes a night, With my Lord once slain I shall ever reign In the glory land of light. [Chorus] 3 I shall see the King, All my tributes bring, And shall look upon His face; Then my song shall be How He ransomed me And has kept me by His grace. [Chorus] Topics: Hope; Judgment; Petition and Prayer Languages: English Tune Title: [I shall see the King]
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I Shall See the King

Author: W. C. Poole (1875-1949) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #426 (1985) Meter: 10.7.10.7 with refrain First Line: I shall see the King Where the angels sing Refrain First Line: In His glory, I shall see the king Lyrics: 1 I shall see the King where the angels sing, I shall see the King some day, in the better land, On that golden strand, And with Him shall ever stay. Refrain: In His glory, I shall see the King, And forever endless praises sing; ‘Twas on Calvary Jesus died for me; I shall see the King someday. 2 In the land of song, in the glory throng, Where there never comes a night, With my Lord once slain I shall ever reign In the glory land of light. [Refrain] 3 I shall see the King, all my tributes bring, And shall look upon His face; Then my song shall be how He ransomed me And has kept me by His grace. [Refrain] Topics: Doctrines Eternal Life Tune Title: [I shall see the King Where the angels sing]

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[I shall see the King] (Ackley)" in Golden Bells 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)

William C. Poole

1875 - 1949 Person Name: Rev. W. C. Poole Author of "I Shall See the King." in Victory Songs 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)

Nibia Pereyra de Mayer

b. 1954 Person Name: Nibla Pereyra de Mayer (1954- ) Vers. esp. of "Proto yo veré a Jesús" in Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día
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