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Born: September 27, 1872, Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was brother to Alfred Ackley.
Died: September 3, 1958, Winona Lake, Indiana.
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana. Homer Rodeheaver lies nearby.


Ackley showed musical talent early, learning the melodeon, piano, coronet, clarinet and piccolo as a boy. After moving to New York City in 1888, he began playing the organ in several churches. In 1907, he joined the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver evangelism team as secretary-pianist, and traveled with them for eight years. As a composer and editor with the Rodeheaver Company, he wrote over 3,000 Gospel tunes. His works include:

Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois:
The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor)


Music

Behold, He Cometh
By and By
Coming Home
Hark! I Hear My Name
Have You Prayed It Through?
He Rose Triumphantly (© 1944)
He Will Not Let Me Fall
How You Will Love Him!
I Am Coming Home
I Love Jesus
I Shall Dwell Forever There
I Walk with the King
I Want Jesus (© 1933)
If Thou Shalt Confess
I Would Be Like Jesus
If Your Heart Keeps Right
In the Service of the King
Meet Your Troubles with a Smile (© 1933)
More Than These
Once My Way Was Dark and Dreary
Pardoning Grace
Repent! ’Tis the Voice of Jesus
Satisfied
Shout and Sing
Somebody Else Needs a Blessing
Somebody Knows
Sunrise
There Is Joy in Serving Jesus (1931)
There’s a Rainbow Shining Somewhere (© 1939)
There Will I Follow Thee
This My Plea
Where the Cross Is Leading
Who Will Open Mercy’s Door?

Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/a/c/ackley_bd.html