1845–1914

Introduction

Born: Ap­ril 15, 1845, Jack­son­ville, Il­li­nois.

Died: No­vem­ber 11, 1914, Cov­ing­ton, Ken­tuc­ky.

Buried: Lin­den Grove Ce­me­te­ry, Cov­ing­ton, Ken­tu­cky.

portrait

Biography

Frank was the son of Ben­ja­min Bris­tow and Mar­tha Ell­en Lu­cas. He mar­ried twice, to Lin­nie Franks and Emi­ly Eli­za­beth Bu­ford.

He was a well known com­pos­er and teach­er of po­pu­lar and re­li­gious mu­sic.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. All the World in Dark­ness
  2. Come ’Tis Your Sav­ior Call­ing
  3. Hark, Your Cap­tain Cries
  4. I Will Love Thee, I Will Love Thee
  5. Like Buds and Bloss­oms
  6. Lily of the Val­ley
  7. ’Neath Elim’s Cool­ing Palms
  8. O the Old House at Home
  9. Rejoice, Re­joice, the Lost Is Found
  10. Sing with Tune­ful Lay
  11. Singing a Song, a Song of Ju­bi­lee
  12. We Are Chris­tian Sol­dier Boys
  13. Weary of the Mas­ter’s Fight
  14. With Bright Ban­ners Un­furled

Music

  1. Land of Peace and Rest
  2. Sweet Rest at Home

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bris­tow (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),