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Make the Most of Your Blessings

Author: James Rowe Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: As you go onward with Jesus each day Lyrics: 1 As you go onward with Jesus each day, Make the most of your blessings; Use them and help unto others convey, Make the most of your blessings. Chorus: Make the most of your blessings, Use them for Jesus each day; Doing your best for the lost and opprest, Make the most of your blessings. 2 Since they are sent to your heart from above, Make the most of your blessings; Use them for God in return for His love, Make the most of your blessings. [Chorus] 3 Others to strengthen, to comfort and guide; Make the most of your blessings; Doing His will, walking close by His side, Make the most of your blessings. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [As you go onward with Jesus each day]

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[As you go onward with Jesus each day]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 51234 32521 55531 Used With Text: Make the Most of Your Blessings

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Make the Most of Your Blessings

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: The New Praiseworthy #33 (1916) First Line: As you go onward with Jesus each day Lyrics: 1 As you go onward with Jesus each day, Make the most of your blessings; Use them and help unto others convey, Make the most of your blessings. Chorus: Make the most of your blessings, Use them for Jesus each day; Doing your best for the lost and opprest, Make the most of your blessings. 2 Since they are sent to your heart from above, Make the most of your blessings; Use them for God in return for His love, Make the most of your blessings. [Chorus] 3 Others to strengthen, to comfort and guide; Make the most of your blessings; Doing His will, walking close by His side, Make the most of your blessings. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [As you go onward with Jesus each day]

Make the most of your blessings

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Hosanna in the Highest, Gypsy Smith's Campaign Song Book #d13 (1923) First Line: As you go onward with Jesus each day Languages: English

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Make the most of your blessings" Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. 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 "[As you go onward with Jesus each day] " in The New Praiseworthy 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)