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Author: James Rowe Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping Refrain First Line: Lean on the Lord, let His grace uphold you Used With Tune: [Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping]

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[Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Tune Key: A Flat Major Used With Text: Lean on the Lord

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Lean on the Lord

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #67 (1913) First Line: Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping Refrain First Line: Lean on the Lord, let his grace Lyrics: 1 Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping, Shelter and light Jesus will provide; Safe you will be in His precious keeping, For every need, strength will be supplied. Refrain: Lean on the Lord, let His grace uphold you, Lean on the Lord, let His love enfold you; Oft of His love He has sweetly told you; Lean ever, lean on the Lord. 2 Lean on the Lord, when your courage fails you, Then you will sing, tho’ the way be dim; Trust in His strength when the foe assails you, All the way home, truly lean on Him. [Refrain] 3 Lean on the Lord, love and trust Him ever, For to the end Jesus will be true; Oh, lean on Him, slighting, doubting never, For, come what may, He will help you through. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping]

Lean on the Lord

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Songs of Service. Rev. ed. #a29 (1948) First Line: Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping Refrain First Line: Lean on the Lord, let His grace uphold you Languages: English Tune Title: [Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping]

Lean on the Lord

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Songs of Service #29 (1918) First Line: Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping Refrain First Line: Lean on the Lord, let His grace uphold you Languages: English Tune Title: [Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping]

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Lean on the Lord" in Songs of Service 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 "[Lean on the Lord, when the storm is sweeping]" in Songs of Service 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)