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[Unto thy Father's dwelling]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. A. Blackmer Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53232 15121 25334 Used With Text: Come Home, Prodigal

Author: F. A. B. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Unto thy Father's dwelling Lyrics: 1. Unto thy Father's dwelling, O prodigal, return; His matchless, wondrous mercy, Do not in madness spurn. Thou'rt sick at heart, and weary, O then, why longer roam? For now in love thy Father Is calling, "Son, come home." Chorus: "Come home, prodigal, Come home, prodigal; Thy Father calls, thy Father calls, "Come home"; Come home, prodigal, Come home, prodigal; Thy Father calls, thy Father calls, "Come home." 2. Thy substance all is wasted, On husks thou fain wouldst feed; Why perish there with hunger, As soon thou wilt indeed? Forsake the land of famine, Of sorrow and of care, And seek thy Father's country; He will receive thee there. [Chorus] 3. He cometh now to meet thee, While thou art far away; And waiteth to embrace thee, And words of pardon say. Return, and this commandment Thro' loyal hearts shall sound: Rejoice, O men and angels! My son, long lost is found! [Chorus] 4. O wondrous is the mercy He hath already shown, And wondrous the affection That such a son would own; Or do not slight His goodness, So boundless and so free, But haste and seek His favor While yet He calls for thee. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Unto thy Father's dwelling]

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Come Home, Prodigal

Author: F. A. B. Hymnal: The Gospel Awakening #112 (1888) First Line: Unto thy Father's dwelling Lyrics: 1. Unto thy Father's dwelling, O prodigal, return; His matchless, wondrous mercy, Do not in madness spurn. Thou'rt sick at heart, and weary, O then, why longer roam? For now in love thy Father Is calling, "Son, come home." Chorus: "Come home, prodigal, Come home, prodigal; Thy Father calls, thy Father calls, "Come home"; Come home, prodigal, Come home, prodigal; Thy Father calls, thy Father calls, "Come home." 2. Thy substance all is wasted, On husks thou fain wouldst feed; Why perish there with hunger, As soon thou wilt indeed? Forsake the land of famine, Of sorrow and of care, And seek thy Father's country; He will receive thee there. [Chorus] 3. He cometh now to meet thee, While thou art far away; And waiteth to embrace thee, And words of pardon say. Return, and this commandment Thro' loyal hearts shall sound: Rejoice, O men and angels! My son, long lost is found! [Chorus] 4. O wondrous is the mercy He hath already shown, And wondrous the affection That such a son would own; Or do not slight His goodness, So boundless and so free, But haste and seek His favor While yet He calls for thee. [Chorus] Tune Title: [Unto thy Father's dwelling]

Come Home, prodigal

Author: F. A. B. Hymnal: New Harvest Bells #31 (1900) First Line: Unto thy Father's dwelling Refrain First Line: Come home, come home Languages: English Tune Title: [Unto thy Father's dwelling]

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F. A. Blackmer

1855 - 1930 Composer of "[Unto thy Father's dwelling]" 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