Alfred P. Gibbs was born in 1890 in Birmingham, England, and was raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. His twin brother, Edwin, led him to Christ. He served in World War I as a chaplain. In 1919, he left for Moody Bible School in Chicago. While there, he became involved with Rescue Mission, an assembly-operated organization as well as worked part time at Emmaus Bible School. In 1931, he published a hymnbook filled with songs he composed and wrote himself. Some of these hymns are A Thousand A Thousand Thanksgivings and Sweet Is The Story. He never married and lived out of a suitcase for most of his life. In 1967, he passed away in a car accident. He was an excellent gospel preacher and loved serving others.