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Jesus Came to Calvary For Me

From the matchless splendor of the Father's throne

Author: Avis M. Burgeson
Tune: [From the matchless splendor of the Father's throne]
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Author: Avis M. Burgeson

Avis Marguerite Burgeson was born in 1895 and lived in Chicago all her life. She attended the Moody Church, pastored for many years by Dr. Harry Ironside. In 1917, Avis Burgeson married Ernest Christiansen who later became a vice president of Moody Bible Institute. She was a modest and retiring woman, and sometimes used pen names: Avis Burgesson, Christian B. Anson and Constance B. Reid. She began writing poems in childhood, and before her death in 1985 had written thousands of them. She died in 1985. NN, Hymnary  Go to person page >

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First Line: From the matchless splendor of the Father's throne
Title: Jesus Came to Calvary For Me
Author: Avis M. Burgeson
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus came to Calvary for me
Publication Date: 1925
Copyright: Public Domain
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Victorious Revival Songs #43

Victorious Revival Songs #43
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