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[O come to the blessed Savior]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. A. Blackmer Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 55451 35131 71433

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Come to Him Now

Author: F. A. B. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O come to the blessed Saviour Refrain First Line: Come to Him now, Come to Him now Lyrics: 1. O come to the blessed Saviour, Come, weary and sin sick soul; He graciously waits to bless you, He only can make you whole. Chorus: Come to Him now, Come to Him now, Come to Him now, I pray; He graciously waits to save you, O, wanderer, come today. 2. O come to the blessed Saviour, For you He has waited long, Yet waits, a clean heart to give you, And teach you a glad, new song. [Chorus] 3. O come to the blessed Saviour, O come ere it be too late; If he should for you cease calling, How sad would then be your fate. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [O come to the blessed Saviour]

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Come to Him Now

Author: F. A. B. Hymnal: New Harvest Bells #6 (1900) First Line: O come to the blessed Savior Languages: English Tune Title: [O come to the blessed Savior]
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Come to Him Now

Author: F. A. B. Hymnal: The Gospel Awakening #80 (1888) First Line: O come to the blessed Saviour Refrain First Line: Come to Him now, Come to Him now Lyrics: 1. O come to the blessed Saviour, Come, weary and sin sick soul; He graciously waits to bless you, He only can make you whole. Chorus: Come to Him now, Come to Him now, Come to Him now, I pray; He graciously waits to save you, O, wanderer, come today. 2. O come to the blessed Saviour, For you He has waited long, Yet waits, a clean heart to give you, And teach you a glad, new song. [Chorus] 3. O come to the blessed Saviour, O come ere it be too late; If he should for you cease calling, How sad would then be your fate. [Chorus] Tune Title: [O come to the blessed Saviour]

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F. A. Blackmer

1855 - 1930 Person Name: F. A. B. Author of "Come to Him Now" 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
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