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Jesus Will Sustain You

Author: James Rowe Appears in 6 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: Does the world no rest afford?

[Does the world no rest afford]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Hymnal Title: The New Praiseworthy Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 56167 65561 67123 Used With Text: Jesus Will Sustain You

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Jesus Will Sustain You

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Joy to the World #16 (1915) Hymnal Title: Joy to the World First Line: Does the world no rest afford? Languages: English Tune Title: [Does the world no rest afford?]

Jesus Will Sustain You

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Make Christ King. Combined #32 (1916) Hymnal Title: Make Christ King. Combined First Line: Does the world no rest afford? Languages: English Tune Title: [Does the world no rest afford?]

Jesus Will Sustain You

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Select Hymns and Psalms #21 (1914) Hymnal Title: Select Hymns and Psalms First Line: Does the world no rest afford? Languages: English Tune Title: [Does the world no rest afford?]

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Hymnal Title: The New Praiseworthy Author of "Jesus Will Sustain You" in The New Praiseworthy 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 Hymnal Title: The New Praiseworthy Composer of "[Does the world no rest afford]" 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)