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[If you feel a love for sinners]

[If you feel a love for sinners]

Composer: S. F. Ackley
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: S. F. Ackley

Stanley Frank Ackley was born April 1, 1852 in Spring Hill, PA. His father was a farmer. He married Ophelia A. Cogswell, November 1, 1871. She lived in the same county. For a time, he was a vocal music teacher and he had a band that he traveled with. In 1898, he became a minister in the Methodist Protestant Church. He served churches in Berwick, PA, Inwood, NY, Daleville, PA, White Plains, NY, Tarrytown, NY and Paterson NJ. He died June 3, 1924 in Elmhurst, PA. He was the father of B. D. Ackley (hymn writer), George Kilmer Ackley (minister) and A. H. Ackley (hymn writer). Dianne Shapiro (from Archives of the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church - lycoming.edu/umarch/who_pastors/a.htm; findagrave.com; ackleygenealogy.ocm… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [If you feel a love for sinners]
Composer: S. F. Ackley
Incipit: 12333 34332 11661
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Instances

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The Canadian Hymnal #425

The Canadian Hymnal #425
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The Epworth Hymnal No. 2 #99

The Epworth Hymnal No. 2 #99
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The Standard Sunday School Hymnal #151

The Standard Sunday School Hymnal #151
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