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[When my work is done and the vict’ry won]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 51333 32165 34555 Used With Text: Joy for Me

Author: W. C. Poole Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: When my work is done and the vict'ry won Refrain First Line: Joy for me, my work all done Used With Tune: [When my work is done and the vict'ry won]

Instances

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Joy for Me

Author: W. C. Poole Hymnal: Favorite Gospel Songs #34 (1927) First Line: When my work is done and the vict’ry won Refrain First Line: Joy for me, my work all done Lyrics: 1 When my work is done and the vict’ry won, When I come to the end of my way, There is joy for me through eternity In the land of endless day. Refrain: Joy for me, my work all done, Joy for me, life’s vict’ry won; On that morning bright in that land of light, ‘Twill be joy, great joy for me. 2 When the day shall break and I shall awake, When my Savior in glory I see; I will offer praise, glad hosannas raise For His wondrous love to me. [Refrain] 3 In a glad new song with the ransomed throng Where there never shall come any night, I shall sing God’s praise through unending days, In the mansions of delight. [Refrain] 4 Those who left us here ‘mid our flowing tear, We shall meet on the bright, golden shore; All bereavement past, we shall meet at last, Reunited evermore. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [When my work is done and the vict’ry won]

Joy For Me

Author: W. C. Poole Hymnal: New Songs of the Old Faith #9 (1927) First Line: When my work is done and the vict'ry won Refrain First Line: Joy for me, my work all done Languages: English Tune Title: [When my work is done and the vict'ry won]

Joy for Me

Author: W. C. Poole Hymnal: Glorious Gospel Hymns #544 (1931) First Line: When my work is done and the vict'ry won Refrain First Line: Joy for me, my work all done Languages: English Tune Title: [When my work is done and the vict'ry won]

People

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William C. Poole

1875 - 1949 Person Name: W. C. Poole Author of "Joy for Me" in Favorite Gospel 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)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[When my work is done and the vict’ry won]" in Favorite Gospel 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)