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| Short Name: | William Baxter |
| Full Name: | Baxter, William, 1820-1880 |
| Birth Year: | 1820 |
| Death Year: | 1880 |
Baxter, William (Leeds, Yorkshire, July 6, 1820--February 11, 1880, New Castle, Pennsylvania). Came to U.S. in 1829; was a Methodist until he joined the Disciples of Christ ca. 1838. Graduated from Bethany College, 1845. President of Arkansas College (Fayetteville), 1860-1863. His Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove (1864) tells of his experience as an anti-slavery advocate in a seceding state. Co-worker with evangelist Wlater Scott (1796-1861), whose biography he published in 1874. He contributed hymns to such books as Christian Psalmist, Revised (1854), Christian Hymn Book (1865), and Christian Hymnal, Revised (1882).
His "Whene'er I think of thee" appeared in both the 1865 and 1882 books listed above. Preface to the 1865 book speaks of the editors' indebtedness to Baxter for his having placed at their disposal his "collected materials and original contributions."
| Texts by William Baxter (15) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weary of sin, a heavy load | William Baxter (Author) | 1 | |
| A storm arose on Galilee | William Baxter (Author) | 2 | |
| Come to Jesus, he can save you | William Baxter (Author) | 2 | |
| Is Jesus a shepherd | Wm. Baxter (Author) | 2 | |
| Lost in the mazes dark | William Baxter (Author) | 2 | |
| Upon a couch of pain | William Baxter (Author) | 2 | |
| Why sigh at pain and sorrow here | William Baxter (Author) | 3 | |
| I'm sinful and wretched, from sin and from sorrow | Wm. Baxter (Author) | English | 4 |
| While pilgrims on our journey here [home] | William Baxter (Author) | 4 | |
| Wherever I rest, wherever I rove | Wm. Baxter (Author) | English | 5 |
| Christ loved little children | Wm. Baxter (Author) | English | 6 |
| O could I now but flee away | William Baxter (Author) | 6 | |
| Whenever I think of Thee | William Baxter (Author) | English | 6 |
| I have no resting place on earth | William Baxter (Author) | 7 | |
| Let me go, my soul is weary | William Baxter (Author) | 10 |
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