1872–1958

Introduction

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Born: Sep­tem­ber 27, 1872, Spring Hill, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: Sep­tem­ber 3, 1958, Wi­no­na Lake, In­di­ana.

Buried: Oak­wood Ce­me­te­ry, War­saw, In­di­ana.

Pseudonyms

Biography

Bentley was the son of Stan­ley Ack­ley and Ophe­lia A. Cogs­well, hus­band of Ber­tha My­ers, and broth­er of Al­fred Ack­ley.

He learned the me­lo­de­on, pi­ano, co­ro­net, cla­ri­net and pic­co­lo as a boy. Af­ter mov­ing to New York Ci­ty in 1888, he be­gan play­ing the or­gan in sev­er­al church­es.

In 1907, Bent­ley joined the Bil­ly Sun­day-Ho­mer Ro­de­hea­ver ev­an­gel­ism team as sec­re­ta­ry-pi­an­ist, and trav­eled with them for eight years.

As a com­pos­er and ed­it­or with the Ro­de­hea­ver Com­pa­ny, he wrote ov­er 3,000 Gos­pel tunes.

Works

Sources

Music

  1. Ackley
  2. All the Way with Je­sus
  3. Allegiance to Je­sus
  4. Behold, He Com­eth
  5. Blessèd News
  6. By and By
  7. Coming Home
  8. Chouteau
  9. Drifting (Hew­itt)
  10. Faith Will Bring the Bless­ing
  11. Fortaleza
  12. Good News
  13. Hark! I Hear My Name
  14. Have You Prayed It Through?
  15. He Is Knock­ing
  16. He Rose Tri­um­phant­ly
  17. He Will Not Let Me Fall
  18. How You Will Love Him!
  19. I Am Com­ing Home
  20. I Love Je­sus
  21. I Shall Dwell For­ev­er There
  22. I Shall See the King
  23. I Walk with the King
  24. I Want Je­sus
  25. If Thou Shalt Con­fess
  26. I We Will
  27. I Would Be Like Je­sus
  28. If Your Heart Keeps Right
  29. I’ll Tell to All That God Is Love
  30. In the Ser­vice of the King
  31. Jesus Is Com­ing (Ott­man)
  32. Karaman
  33. Love Op­ened Wide the Door
  34. Meet Your Trou­bles with a Smile
  35. New Ro­chelle
  36. More Than These
  37. Mother’s Pray­ers Have Fol­lowed Me
  38. My Guid­ing Star
  39. My Heart Keeps Right
  40. My Mo­ther
  41. Nobody Cares
  42. Once My Way Was Dark and Drea­ry
  43. Pardoning Grace
  44. Promise
  45. Repent! ’Tis the Voice of Je­sus
  46. Room for You
  47. Satisfied
  48. Shout and Sing
  49. Since the Full­ness of His Love Came In
  50. Somebody Else Needs a Bless­ing
  51. Somebody Knows
  52. Speak to Me On­ly of Je­sus
  53. Sunrise
  54. There Is Joy in Serv­ing Je­sus (1931)
  55. There’s a Rain­bow Shin­ing Some­where
  56. There Will I Fol­low Thee
  57. This My Plea
  58. Transformed
  59. Waiting for the King
  60. Wealth of All Hea­ven Is Mine, The
  61. What Can I Ask Be­side?
  62. When Je­sus Shall Ap­pear
  63. When You Know Je­sus, Too
  64. Whenever I Think of Him
  65. Where the Cross Is Lead­ing
  66. Who Will Op­en Mer­cy’s Door?

Help Needed

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