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Paz con Dios Busqué Ganarla (The Saviour's Peace)

Appears in 50 hymnals Used With Tune: [The Saviour's Peace]

[Once I thought I walk'd with Jesus]

Appears in 33 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. A. Blackmer Incipit: 55556 55343 23453 Used With Text: Trusting More

[Once I thought I walked with Jesus]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: C. Seymour Bullock Incipit: 55456 55344 34543 Used With Text: Since I Trusted Him

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Once I Thought I Walked with Jesus

Author: Francis A. Blackmer Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5004 Refrain First Line: O the peace my Savior gives Lyrics: 1. Once I thought I walked with Jesus, Yet such changeful feelings had, Sometimes trusting, sometimes doubting, Sometimes joyful, sometimes sad. Refrain O the peace my Savior gives, Peace I never knew before! And my way has brighter grown Since I learned to trust Him more. 2. But He called me closer to Him, Bade my doubts and fears all cease, And, when I had fully yielded, Filled my soul with perfect peace. [Refrain] 3. Now I’m trusting every moment, Nothing less can be enough; And my Savior bears me gently O’er the places once so rough. [Refrain] 4. Blessèd Savior, Thou dost keep me By Thy power from day to day, And my heart is full of gladness, For Thou’lt keep me all the way. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Once I thought I walked with Jesus]

Oh, the Peace the Saviour Gives!

Author: F. A. B. Hymnal: Favorites Number 1 #52 (1943) First Line: Once I thought I walked with Jesus Refrain First Line: O the peace my Saviour gives Languages: English Tune Title: [Once I thought I walked with Jesus]

Oh, peace the Saviour gives

Author: F. A. Blackmer Hymnal: The Canadian Hymnal #59 (1895) First Line: Once I thought I walked with Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [Once I thought I walked with Jesus]

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F. A. Blackmer

1855 - 1930 Person Name: Francis A. Blackmer Author of "Once I Thought I Walked with Jesus" in The Cyber Hymnal 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