Avis Marguerite Christiansen
Avis Marguerite Burgeson Christiansen (also known by the pen names of Avis Burgesson, Christian B. Anson and Constance B. Reid) (October 11, 1895 – January 14, 1985) was an American Christian hymnwriter. She wrote the lyrics to "Blessed Redeemer" with Harry Dixon Loes writing the music. Avis Marguerite Burgeson was born in 1895 in Chicago, Illinois to a Christian family and wrote poems as a child. Avis Christiansen became a member of the Moody Memorial Church in 1915 and remained a member for forty years serving in various ministries. She attended a secretarial school and then the evening school at the Moody Bible Institute where her husband, Ernest O. Christiansen, worked for almost forty years, eventually serving as vice president. Avis and Ernest Christiansen married in 1917 and had two daughters. Avis Christiansen died in 1985. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 11, 1895, Died January 14, 1985
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: author
Notes: Also listed as Avis Marguerite Burgeson.
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | AL266-AL267 | 10-in. | 2/12/1928 | Shouting Hallelujah all the way | John McGhee ; Frank Welling | Male vocal duet, with guitar and harmonica | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Christiansen, Avis Marguerite," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308505.
Christiansen, Avis Marguerite. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308505.
"Christiansen, Avis Marguerite." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Christiansen, Avis B. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013020935
Wikidata: Avis Christiansen - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55604550
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/296572294
MusicBrainz: Avis Christiansen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/342c3da0-06c0-470f-8e6b-a1250623b959
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