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Isn't He Wonderful?

Author: F. H. Carlson Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Isn't He wonderful, Isn't He wonderful

[Isn't He wonderful]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 34532 32146 56217 Used With Text: Isn't He Wonderful?

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Isn't He Wonderful?

Author: Unknown Hymnal: Foursquare Hymnal #386 (1957) First Line: Isn't He wonderful Languages: English Tune Title: [Isn't He wonderful]

Isn't he wonderful

Author: F. H. Carlson Hymnal: Salvation Songs for Children, No.4 #d36 (1951)

Person Name: Unknown Author of "Isn't He Wonderful?" in Foursquare Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Arranger of "[Isn't He wonderful]" in Foursquare 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)