| Short Name: | J. W. Acuff |
| Full Name: | Acuff, J. W. (James Warren), 1864-1937 |
| Birth Year: | 1864 |
| Death Year: | 1937 |
Born: January 4, 1864, Freestone County, Texas.
Died: August 1, 1937, Georgetown, Texas.
Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Georgetown, Texas.
James was a well known singer and song writer among the Churches of Christ in Texas. He wrote several popular Gospel songs, often led the singing for protracted meetings, and helped compile hymnals for the Firm Foundation Company of Austin. His career as a singer and song writer spanned nearly 50 years.
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| Tunes by J. W. Acuff (25) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Ever more will I] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 33221 11432 11556 |
| [Father in heaven, now keep us] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 32143 21567 12132 |
| [Go, in early morning, into the harvest white] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 17 | 55513 11111 65111 |
| [I am not ready, to choose tonight] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 2 | 55611 13211 11121 |
| [I love to sing of that blest home above] | James W. Acuff (Composer) | 2 | 35566 55771 56667 |
| [I'm walking in the sunlight of Jesus' boundless love] | Jas. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 53335 61322 16522 |
| [In my Father's house are many mansions fair] (Acuff) | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 56565 13216 52712 |
| [I've often been told of a country above] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 51113 55653 55511 |
| [Jesus, my Savior, teach me the way] | James W. Acuff (Composer) | 4 | 53132 16155 67133 |
| [Let us go out in the harvest] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 34555 56511 12221 |
| [My Savior bled on Calvary] | James W. Acuff (Composer) | 2 | 31651 16365 31623 |
| HAPPY DAY (Rimbault) | Acuff (Arranger) | 13 | 51235 12334 32132 |
| [O how often we are driven on the stormy sea of life] | James W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 55111 16535 67165 |
| [Oh, how could Jesus leave His home] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 56551 17766 56223 |
| [On with the battle, let your courage never fail] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 55565 61266 66612 |
| [Someone is coursing the wearisome way] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 54565 13213 17132 |
| [There's a battle raging, now] | Jas. W. Acuff (Composer) | 2 | 34551 71512 32171 |
| [There's a sweet voice calling] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 56116 55133 21135 |
| [There's an everlasting mansion] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 56131 16556 12345 |
| [Though man had far wandered from God] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 53235 72111 76213 |
| [Through struggles hard and battles fought] (Acuff) | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 55351 17765 13221 |
| [Walking with my Savior, the King of glory] | Jas. W. Acuff (Composer) | 2 | 54345 31166 55671 |
| [We're here to preach, to sing and pray] | Jas. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 55655 61113 33143 |
| [What rejoicing there will be, what delight for you and me] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 33555 31132 11655 |
| [When finished is my earthly course] | J. W. Acuff (Composer) | 1 | 35313 16513 33223 |