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Blessed Fountain

Author: Henry R. Trickett Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O how precious is the promise (Trickett) Refrain First Line: Blessed Fountain, holy Fountain

[O, how precious is the promise]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Fred. A. Fillmore Incipit: 33433 26715 11223 Used With Text: Blessed Fountain

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Author: H. R. Trickett Hymnal: Grateful Praise #98 (1884) First Line: O, how precious is the promise Refrain First Line: Blessed Fountain! holy Fountain! Languages: English Tune Title: [O, how precious is the promise]

Blessed fountain

Author: H. R. Trickett Hymnal: Praise and Rejoicing #d64 (1884) First Line: O how precious is the promise

Blessed fountain

Author: H. R. Trickett Hymnal: The Congregation #d107 (1884) First Line: O how precious is the promise

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Fred A. Fillmore

1856 - 1925 Person Name: Fred. A. Fillmore Composer of "[O, how precious is the promise]" in Grateful Praise Born: May 15, 1856, Paris, Illinois. Died: November 15, 1925, Terrace Park, Ohio. Buried: Milford, Ohio. Frederick Augustus Fillmore, who was born on May 15, 1856, in Paris, IL, one of seven children, five sons and two daughters, born to Augustus Damon and Hannah Lockwood Fillmore. His father was a preacher in the Christian Church, as well as a composer, songbook compiler, and hymn publisher who developed his own system of musical notation using numbers on the staff in place of note heads. Augustus eventually settled in Cincinnati, OH, and established a music publishing business there. Until 1906, there was no official distinction between "Christian Churches" and "Churches of Christ." The names were used pretty much interchangeably, and many older churches of Christ which are faithful today were once known as "Christian Churches." Fred and his older brother James took over their father's publishing business following the death of Augustus in 1870 and established the Fillmore Brothers Music House. This became a successful Cincinnati music form, publishing church hymnals and later band and orchestral music. For many years the firm issued a monthly periodical, The Music Messenger. The brothers edited many hymnbooks and produced many songs which became popular. Beginning with the songbook Songs of Glory in 1874, there appeared many Fillmore publications which became widely used through churches, especially in the midwest. For these collections, Fred provided a great deal of hymn tunes. --launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/hymnoftheday

H. R. Trickett

1839 - 1909 Person Name: Henry R. Trickett Author of "Blessed Fountain" Henry Robert Tricket (sometimes called Harry Robert Tricket), born December 1839, Nottinghamshire, England; died April 1909, Keokuk, Iowa. A hymn writer, minister, and pastor/preacher/teacher from the American Restoration Movement. He spent the bulk of his time in ministry serving churches in the Disciples of Christ, one of the three branches of a movement founded by Thomas Campbell, Alexander Campbell, Barton W. Stone, and Walter Scott. The other branches include Churches of Christ and Independent Christian Churches. Most of his compositions, largely as a lyric and text writer, are found in the mid-20th century hymnals of Churches of Christ. His partnership in composing with Fred Fillmore and others through the Fillmore Brothers Publishing House allowed his hymns to be sung in primarily Restoration Movement Churches, especially prior to 1940. Trickett emigrated to America at age 12. He went back to England as a young man to complete his education, and studied for a career in law, but soon decided for the minis-ry. After returning to America, he bought a farm in Montebello Township, Hancock County, Illinois, which was home for the rest of his life. He became a Disciples of Christ minister, and held pastorates in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri, and did much evangelistic work, particularly in the Midwest. D. J. Bulls