Frederick Martin Lehman, 1868-1953
Born: August 7, 1868, Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany.
Died: February 20, 1953, Pasadena, California.
Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
Lehman emigrated to America with his family at age four, settling in Iowa, where he lived most of childhood. He came to Christ at age 11, as he relates:
One glad morning about eleven o’clock while walking up the country lane, skirted by a wild crab-apple grove on the right and an osage fence, with an old white-elm gate in a gap at the left, suddenly Heaven let a cornucopia of glory descend on the eleven-year old lad. The wild crab-apple grove assumed a heavenly glow and the osage fence an unearthly lustre. That old white-elm gate with… Go to person page >
Central’s never “busy,” always on the line;
You may hear from heaven almost any time;
’Tis a royal service, free for one and all;
When you get in trouble, give this royal line a call.
Tune Title: [Central's never busy, always on the line]First Line: Central's never busy, always on the lineComposer: Frederick Martin LehmanIncipit: 55351 16646 54424Key: D♭ Major
Tune Title: [Central's never "busy," always on the line]First Line: Central's never "busy," always on the lineComposer: Frederick M. LehmanMeter: 11.11.11.13 RKey: D♭ MajorSource: Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (19); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Royal_Telephone)
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