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Better Each Day

Author: A. H. Ackley Appears in 8 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: I love Him each day far better Refrain First Line: I love Him each day far better

[I love him each day far better]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Hymnal Title: Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services Incipit: 55653 45321 71216 Used With Text: Better Each Day

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Better Each Day

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #8 (1917) Hymnal Title: Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services First Line: I love him each day far better Refrain First Line: I love Him each day far better Lyrics: 1 I love Him each day far better Than ever I’ve loved Him before; I’m learning the blessed secret Of trusting Him more and more. Refrain: I love Him each day far better Than ever I’ve loved Him before; I’m learning the blessed secret Of trusting Him more and more. 2 My joy is a nameless glory, The star of my Hope brighter grows; The soul of my life is Jesus, The Conq’ror of all my foes. [Refrain] 3 I hold with Him sweet communion, And more of His beauty I see; The windows of Heaven open, Revealing His face to me. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I love him each day far better]

Better each day

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Diamonds #d81 (1916) Hymnal Title: Diamonds First Line: I love him each day far better Languages: English

Better Each Day

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Gospel Hymns and Songs #8 (1918) Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns and Songs First Line: I love Him each day far better Refrain First Line: I love Him each day far better Topics: Bible; Consecration Languages: English Tune Title: [I love Him each day far better]

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A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Person Name: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal Title: Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services Author of "Better Each Day" in Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services 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)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Hymnal Title: Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services Composer of "[I love him each day far better]" in Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services 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)