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.[1]
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.[2] Avis and Ernest Christiansen married in 1917 and had two daughters. Avis Christiansen died in 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Osbeck, Kenneth W. (1985). 101 More Hymn Stories: The Inspiring True Stories Behind 101 Favorite Hymns. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications. p. 52. ISBN 9780825434204. OCLC 976603114 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Avis B. Christiansen". Hymnary.org. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
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