Jesus Is the Joy of Living

I have found a wondrous Savior, Jesus Christ, the soul's delight

Author: A. H. Ackley (1939)
Tune: [I have found a wondrous Savior]
Published in 19 hymnals


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Author: A. H. Ackley

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) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I have found a wondrous Savior, Jesus Christ, the soul's delight
Title: Jesus Is the Joy of Living
Author: A. H. Ackley (1939)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus is the joy of living
Copyright: © 1939 by the Rodeheaver Co.

Timeline

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Bible Truth Hymns #64

Living Hymns #56

Redemption Hymnal #521

Revival Hymns and Choruses #125

Songs of Calvary #251

Include 14 pre-1979 instances
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