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[Christian soldier, worn with service]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. A. Blackmer Incipit: 51231 71215 51353 Used With Text: The Grand Review

Author: F. A. B. Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Christian soldier, worn with service Refrain First Line: Oh, be watchful, Christian soldier Used With Tune: [Christian soldier, worn with service]

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The Grand Review

Author: F. A. B. Hymnal: The Gospel Awakening #23 (1888) First Line: Christian soldier worn with service Refrain First Line: Oh, be watchful Christian soldier Lyrics: 1. Christian soldier worn with service, Ere discharge is granted you, You must pass Divine inspection At the final grand review. Chorus: Oh, be watchful Christian soldier, At your post stand firm and true; Ready for the great inspection, 2. Gird your armor on tho' rusted, Soon with use 'twill shine anew; And in Heaven's strength go forward, Ready for the grand review. [Chorus] 3. If you do each duty bravely, Then the Lord will honor you; And your valor He'll remember At the final grand review. [Chorus] 4. There'll be glory for the heroes, Who for God shall here be true, When they're mustered out of service, And have passed the grand review. [Chorus] Tune Title: [Christian soldier worn with service]

The Grand Review

Author: F. A. B. Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 2 #168 (1890) First Line: Christian soldier, worn with service Refrain First Line: Oh, be watchful, Christian soldier Lyrics: 1 Christian soldier, worn with service, Ere discharge is granted you, You must pass Divine inspection At the final grand review. Chorus: Oh, be watchful, Christian soldier, At your post stand firm and true; Ready for the great inspection, Ready for the grand review. 2 Gird your armor on, tho' rusted, Soon with use 'twill shine anew; And in heaven's strength go forward, Ready for the grand review. [Chorus] 3 If you do each duty bravely, Then the Lord will honor you; And your valor He'll remember At the final grand review. [Chorus] 4 There'll be glory for the heroes, Who for God shall here be true, When they're mustered out of service, And have passed the grand review. [Chorus] Scripture: Matthew 25:32 Languages: English Tune Title: [Christian soldier, worn with service]

The Grand Review

Author: F. A. B. Hymnal: Gospel in Song #10 (1884) First Line: Christian soldier, worn with service Refrain First Line: Oh, be watchful, Christian soldier Languages: English Tune Title: [Christian soldier, worn with service]

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F. A. Blackmer

1855 - 1930 Person Name: F. A. B. Author of "The Grand Review" in The Gospel Awakening Blackmer, Francis Augustus. (Ware, Massachusetts, February 17, 1855--October 8, 1930, Somerville, Massachusetts). Advent Christian musician. His parents, Augustus and Jane Blackmer, were among those caught up in the excitement of the Millerite Movement. One son, Fred, became an Advent Christian minister. Francis, with a talent recognized at an early age, consecrated his own life to Christian service as a musician. He was immersed in baptism at the Adventist campmeeting in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Elder Miles Grant. His early years were spend in central Massachusetts, his schooling at Wilbraham Academy. He was largely self-taught in harmony and musical composition. He wrote the words and music to his first gospel song, "Out on the fathomless sea," at the age of sixteen. Altogether he wrote over 300 gospel songs about the Second Coming, witnessing and working for the Lord, and praises to God's Holy Name. A few of these have circulated widely outside his own denomination. His final text, "I shall see him, And be like him," came when he was so weak that his friend, Clarence M. Seamans, had to supply the music. He used the pseudonym, A. Francis, with some of his early songs. Blackmer's first anthology was The Gospel Awakening, (1888). Subsequent gospel songbooks with which he was associated were: Singing by the Way (1895), Carols of Hope (1906), The Golden Sheaf, No. 2 (1916), and Songs of Coming Glory (1926). Most of his adult life was spent in Somerville, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, where he had a prosperous piano business. In the 1890s, his "Francis A. Blackmer Pianos" were made for him by the Washington Hall Piano Company of Boston. Later, his "Good as Gold Pianos" were manufactured by the Christman Piano Company of New York City and shipped directly to his customers throughout New England. In Somerville, Blackmer served as choirmaster and song-leader in the Advent Christian Church for many years. He was also an elder of the church until his death. From 1914 until his death, he was songleader at the mid-summer Alton Bay Campmeeting on Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hapshire. There his High Rock Hill was both a salesroom and a summer cottage over the years. He was a member of the board of directors of the campmeeting association for several years. Very popular were his singing sessions on the campground square between suppertim and evening services, and a final sing into the small hours of the night following the final service of the campmeeting. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives