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If Your Heart Keeps Right

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Appears in 65 hymnals First Line: If the dark shadows gather Used With Tune: [If the dark shadows gather]

[If the dark shadows gather]

Appears in 54 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 34516 53123 45617 Used With Text: If Your Heart Keeps Right.

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Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3198 First Line: If the dark shadows gather as you go along Lyrics: 1. If the dark shadows gather as you go along, Do not grieve for their coming; sing a cheery song. There is joy for the taking; it will soon be light. Ev’ry cloud wears a rainbow if your heart keeps right. Refrain If your heart keeps right, If your heart keeps right, There’s a song of gladness in the darkest night. If your heart keeps right, If your heart keeps right, Ev’ry cloud will wear a rainbow, If your heart keeps right. 2. Is your life just a tangle full of toil and care? Smile a bit as you journey, others’ burdens share. You’ll forget all your troubles, making their lives bright. Skies will grow blue and sunny, if your heart keeps right. [Refrain] 3. There are blossoms of gladness, ’neath the winter’s snow. From the gloom and the darkness come the morning glow. Never give up the battle, you will win the fight; Gain the rest of the Victor, if your heart keeps right. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [If the dark shadows gather as you go along]

If Your Heart Keeps Right

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: Revival Gems (with supplement Pearls of Song) #a52 (1924) First Line: If the dark shadows gather As you go along Languages: English Tune Title: [If the dark shadows gather As you go along]

If Your Heart Keeps Right

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: Worship and Service #8 (1916) First Line: If the dark shadows gather, as you go along Topics: Exhortation Tune Title: [If the dark shadows gather, as you go along]

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Lizzie De Armond

1847 - 1936 Person Name: Lizzie DeArmond Author of "If Your Heart Keeps Right" in Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns. 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 "[If the dark shadows gather As you go along]" in The Cokesbury Hymnal 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)