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[I walked one day along a country road] (Ackley)

Appears in 24 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. A. H. Ackley Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 53343 21332 25432 Used With Text: Take Up Thy Cross

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Por una senda estrecha

Author: Alfred Ackley; E. Louise Jeter Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Por una senda estrecha andaba yo Refrain First Line: "Ven, trae tu cruz y sígueme" Scripture: Mark 8:34 Used With Tune: [Por una senda estrecha andaba yo]

Take Up Thy Cross

Author: A. H. Ackley Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: I walked one day along a country road Refrain First Line: Take up thy cross and follow me Used With Tune: [I walked one day along a country road]

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Take Up Thy Cross and Follow Me

Author: Alfred H. Ackley Hymnal: 50 Favorites #40 (2013) First Line: I walked one day along a country road Refrain First Line: "Take up thy cross and follow Me," Lyrics: 1. I walked one day along a country road, And there a stranger journeyed, too, Bent low beneath the burden of His load: It was a cross, a cross I knew. Refrain: “Take up thy cross and follow Me,” I hear the blessed Savior call; How can I make a lesser sacrifice, When Jesus gave His all? 2. I cried, “Lord Jesus,” and He spoke my name; I saw His hands all bruised and torn; I stooped to kiss away the marks of shame, The shame for me that He had borne. 3. “Oh, let me bear Thy cross, dear Lord,” I cried, And, lo, a cross for me appeared, The one, forgotten, I had cast aside, The one, so long, that I had feared. 4. My cross I’ll carry till the crown appears— The way I journey soon will end— Where God Himself shall wipe away all tears, And friend hold fellowship with friend. Languages: English Tune Title: [I walked one day along a country road]
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Take Up Thy Cross and Follow Me

Author: A. H. A. Hymnal: Timeless Truths #747 Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain First Line: I walked one day along a country road Refrain First Line: “Take up thy cross and follow Me,&#8221 Lyrics: 1 I walked one day along a country road, And there a stranger journeyed, too, Bent low beneath the burden of His load: It was a cross, a cross I knew. Refrain: “Take up thy cross and follow Me,” I hear the blessed Savior call; How can I make a lesser sacrifice, When Jesus gave His all? I cried, 2 “Lord Jesus,” and He spoke my name; I saw His hands all bruised and torn; I stooped to kiss away the marks of shame, The shame for me that He had borne. [Refrain] 3 “Oh, let me bear Thy cross, dear Lord,” I cried, And, lo, a cross for me appeared, The one, forgotten, I had cast aside, The one, so long, that I had feared. [Refrain] 4 My cross I’ll carry till the crown appears— The way I journey soon will end— Where God Himself shall wipe away all tears, And friend hold fellowship with friend. [Refrain] Scripture: Luke 9:23 Tune Title: [I walked one day along a country road]
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Take Up Thy Cross (Ackley)

Author: Alfred H. Ackley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #6969 First Line: I walked one day along a country road Refrain First Line: Take up thy cross and follow Me Lyrics: 1. I walked one day along a country road, And there a stranger journeyed, too, Bent low beneath the burden of His load: It was a cross, a cross I knew. Refrain Take up thy cross and follow Me. I hear the blessèd Savior call; How can I make a lesser sacrifice, When Jesus gave His all? 2. I cried, Lord Jesus, and He spoke my name; I saw His hands all bruised and torn; I stooped to kiss away the marks of shame, The shame for me that He had borne. [Refrain] 3. O let me bear Thy cross, dear Lord, I cried, And lo, a cross for me appeared, The one forgotten I had cast aside, The one, so long, that I had feared. [Refrain] 4. My cross I’ll carry till the crown appears, The way I journey soon will end Where God Himself shall wipe away all tears, And friend hold fellowship with friend. Languages: English Tune Title: [I walked one day along a country road]

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E. Louise Jeter

Translator of "Por una senda estrecha" in Himnos de la Iglesia

A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Person Name: A. H. A. Author of "Take Up Thy Cross and Follow Me" in Timeless Truths 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)
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