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
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 May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/308505.

Christiansen, Avis Marguerite. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/308505.

"Christiansen, Avis Marguerite." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/308505

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