Born: Feb­ru­a­ry 17, 1840, Wil­son, New York.

Died: July 15, 1882, Mid­land, Mi­chi­gan.

Buried: Wil­son, New York.

After serv­ing in the Amer­i­can ci­vil war, Atch­in­son was or­dained a Meth­od­ist min­is­ter September 6, 1874, and served in New York and Mi­chi­gan. He was a strong ad­vo­cate of Sun­day Schools, writ­ing many hymns and songs for that ministry.

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Lyrics

1. Behold the Stone Is Rolled Away
2. Fully Per­suad­ed
3. In the Sha­dow of His Wings
4. Not Half Has Ev­er Been Told
5. O Crown of Re­joic­ing That’s Wait­ing for Me