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[Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh Refrain First Line: Jesus is coming, is coming again Lyrics: 1 Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh, Jesus is coming again; Coming to gather His people on high, Jesus is coming again. Refrain: Jesus is coming, is coming again; Jesus is coming again; Make ready, make ready the way of the King, For Jesus is coming again. 2 Coming in glory to set up His throne, Jesus is coming again; Coming with angels to gather His own, Jesus is coming again. [Refrain] 3 Coming to banish dissension and strife, Jesus is coming again; Born of the Spirit, in Him is our life; Jesus is coming again. [Refrain] 4 Coming to ‘stablish His kingdom of peace, Jesus is coming again; Sin shall be banished, and trials shall cease; Jesus is coming again. [Refrain] Topics: Coming of Christ; Judgment Used With Tune: [Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh]

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Jesus Is Coming Again

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Worship and Service #40 (1916) First Line: Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh Refrain First Line: Jesus is coming, is coming again Lyrics: 1 Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh, Jesus is coming again; Coming to gather His people on high, Jesus is coming again. Refrain: Jesus is coming, is coming again; Jesus is coming again; Make ready, make ready the way of the King, For Jesus is coming again. 2 Coming in glory to set up His throne, Jesus is coming again; Coming with angels to gather His own, Jesus is coming again. [Refrain] 3 Coming to banish dissension and strife, Jesus is coming again; Born of the Spirit, in Him is our life; Jesus is coming again. [Refrain] 4 Coming to ‘stablish His kingdom of peace, Jesus is coming again; Sin shall be banished, and trials shall cease; Jesus is coming again. [Refrain] Topics: Coming of Christ; Judgment Tune Title: [Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh]

Jesus Is Coming Again

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church #61 (1916) First Line: Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh Refrain First Line: Jesus is coming, is coming again Languages: English Tune Title: [Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh]

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[Fear not, believer, redemption draws nigh]" in Worship and 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)

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Jesus Is Coming Again" in Worship and Service Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)