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| Short Name: | A. L. Byers |
| Full Name: | Byers, A. L. (Andrew L.), 1869-1952 |
| Birth Year: | 1869 |
| Death Year: | 1952 |
Andrew Linnaeus Byers was born on August 26, 1869 in Albany, Illinois. Byers’ mother was song writer Nancy Byers. In 1890 he became involved with Daniel Warner & Barney Warren in evangelistic work; later joined the Gospel Trumpet publishing company as music editor for a year. He left that work because of health problems and worked as an evangelist and pastor in Idaho & Oregon before taking a pastorate in Sacramento, California, in 1934. He died on November 9, 1952 in Sacramento, California.
His works include:
Birth of a Reformation: The Life and Labors of D. S. Warner, 1922
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Tunes by A. L. Byers (189) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| [A happy religion each one may possess] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [Ah, poor sinner, think of Calvary] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 4 | 53513 12165 35132 |
| [All the burdens once so heavy] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 55451 23215 61513 |
| [All my darkness Christ has scattered, brought a glorious dawn] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [Alone with Jesus, 'tis so sweet] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 7 | 53132 17134 55154 |
| [Along the way of life are many foes] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 6 | 34555 56567 11233 |
| [Are you adorning the doctrine] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 8 | 53231 21551 11212 |
| [Are you filled with glory, brother] | A. L. B. (Harmonizer) | 3 | 34533 33217 62165 |
| [As I walk in pastures green] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 55543 45333 21235 |
| [As sweet strains of heavenly music] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 5 | 55556 11122 22312 |
| [Awake, ye souls, that sleep in sin!] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | 55653 32151 13155 |
| [Be an overcomer, only cowards yield] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 11 | 55111 51356 53322 |
| [Behold a form upon the lonely mount] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [Beyond where Kedron's waters flow] | A. L. Byers (Arranger) | 1 | 13565 31176 15565 |
| [Blessed Savior, draw me nearer] (Robinson) | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 4 | 13511 66534 51532 |
| [By the promise of the Father] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 6 | 55313 56511 76751 |
| [By Thy blessed word obeying, Lord] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers, 1870-1952 (Composer) | 7 | 12354 33223 46243 |
| BYERS (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers, 1870-1952 (Composer) | 4 | 55565 13456 53555 |
| [Can the Lord count you faithful?] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [Child of God's boundless mercy] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [Come, ye holy saints of God, let's sing the joyful theme] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55553 21121 11611 |
| [Dwelling now in Canaan land] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [Ere Christ will reign within thy heart] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 13332 15651 33543 |
| [Far away in a land that is darker than night] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 6 | 55534 53217 1655 |
| [Far below me lowers the tempest] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 54333 45543 22234 |
| [Far down o'er the ages a promise divine] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [Fill me with Thy Spirit, Lord] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 7 | 33321 21616 51171 |
| [Following Jesus from day to day] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 7 | 56512 33222 34454 |
| [For all the Savior has done for me] | A. L. B. (Harmonizer) | 2 | 51115 13556 53213 |
| [From my soul and all within] (Byers/Warren) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 55171 23556 55435 |
| [Get acquainted with Jesus, He's loved you so long] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 34565 51345 65552 |
| [Give me grace, Lord, lest I wander] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 12334 32551 23232 |
| GLAD THANKSGIVING (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 2 | |
| [God of mercy, God of love] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 53516 17651 721 |
| [God omniscient, God all-wise] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 4 | 12332 32116 53321 |
| [God will give grace and glory] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [God's precious love is deep and wide] | A. L. B. (Harmonizer) | 1 | |
| [Have you ever heard of Jesus] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 8 | 12353 22113 54565 |
| [Have you found rest and peace within] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 7 | 51332 17225 24432 |
| [What a Dear Friend is Jesus] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 2 | |
| [He lifted my burden of sorrow and sin] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [Healing in the wings of Jesus] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 32321 65355 65312 |
| [Hear the tidings of a kingdom] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 1 | 34556 55311 33432 |
| [Hold your little torch on high] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [How often I've pondered my struggles within] (Byers 51333) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 51333 21611 15345 |
| [How often I've pondered my struggles within] (Byers 55123) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 55123 21216 51771 |
| [How sweet is the comfort and rest of my soul] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 51113 15616 53444 |
| HYFRYDOL | A. L. Byers (Arranger) | 1 | 12123 43212 54332 |
| [I am fighting in the army of the Lord] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 6 | 55111 23323 13322 |
| [I am going to a home bright and fair] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 34554 51765 51777 |
| [I am learning of my Savior] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 6 | 51333 12116 55132 |
| [I am only an earthen vessel] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 55565 13211 12117 |
| [I came to Jordan's sullen stream] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 8 | 55133 21551 35654 |
| [I cannot be idle, for Jesus says, "Go"] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 7 | 51233 21216 55123 |
| [I do not ask for a better way] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55332 12461 17125 |
| [I have a dear Savior, the best Friend I know] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 53243 15671 55111 |
| [I have a hope, serene and sure] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 6 | 55117 65334 32523 |
| [I have found the Rose of Sharon] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [I heard the dear Redeemer say] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [I know on Whom my faith is fixed] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 6 | 13332 12556 71121 |
| [I know that my Redeemer lives] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [I love the church of God] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | 55561 12132 17165 |
| [I mean to go right on until the crown is won] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 8 | 55567 11121 65555 |
| [I seem to hear an angel choir] | Andrew L. Byers (Arranger) | 4 | 53455 12335 17123 |
| [I vainly ask that life disclose] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 33453 32117 65653 |
| [I walk today in the Christian way] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 5 | 34551 76543 23445 |
| [I was charmed by the world's allurements] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55113 21651 12334 |
| LAWSON (Elginburg) | Andrew L. Byers (Arranger) | 4 | 55332 21166 11665 |
| I WOULD NOT HAVE MY WAY | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 3 | 55465 32161 65512 |
| [If we shall scatter tares in the fallow] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 7 | 54565 32343 12325 |
| [If you love to follow Jesus be a soldier brave and true] | A. L. B. (Harmonizer) | 1 | |
| [I'll never be ashamed of my Savior who gave] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55353 11215 64424 |
| [I'll not be afraid for the terror by night] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 5 | 55653 11216 16651 |
| [I'll tell it all to Jesus, my troubles I cannot bear] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 53323 21556 71354 |
| [I'm Jesus' little trusting child] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [I'm walking in the safest path] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [In darkness long I wandered] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 13323 21161 61513 |
| [In the Christian's home in glory] (McDonald) | A. L. B. (Arranger) | 1 | 34556 55112 32165 |
| SANTA FE | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 7 | 51335 13343 25232 |
| [In the morning of the Lord that is drawing nigh] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55511 12321 65552 |
| [In the shadow of the cross let me hide] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 55533 21535 55544 |
| [In thy clear, transparent glow] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | 32315 45317 13323 |
| GLOWING FIRE (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [Is the Spirit glowing in thy heart?] (Warner) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 1 | 55123 45653 45176 |
| [It is only a step into Canaan] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 12333 35561 65551 |
| [It may be little that I can do] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [I've anchored my soul in God's promise] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55653 21232 11114 |
| [I've turned from the world and its follies] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 3 | 53332 13555 77765 |
| [Jesus bids us shine with a clear pure light] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [Jesus came a Savior dear] | A. L. B. (Harmonizer) | 2 | 35343 22252 32115 |
| [Jesus is my Shepherd, nothing shall I need] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 4 | 32343 12123 15456 |
| [Jesus is the Shepherd, looking now for you] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 33345 16176 51112 |
| [Joyful we walk on the King's highway] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 3 | 33451 65534 45235 |
| [Let me walk in the path which my Savior hath trod] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 7 | 55545 32117 65555 |
| [Let us ever love each other] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 7 | 33136 55311 22343 |
| [Let us sing a sweet song of the home of the soul] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 8 | 55535 11231 65511 |
| [Long ago the prophets told] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 3 | |
| [Lord, I want to be a Christian] | A. L. Byers (Arranger) | 1 | 11335 32111 35653 |
| [Lord, I would be wholly Thine] | A. L. B. (Harmonizer) | 1 | 51333 31176 16151 |
| [Many called, but few are chosen] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 12343 16511 22123 |
| [Most glorious things are said of thee] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [My burdened heart was full of sin] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [No more I'm left to doubt and fear] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 33221 34557 65223 |
| [No sigh nor a tear since my Jesus is near] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 51111 76533 34321 |
| [O blessed Lamb of God so dear!] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 13332 13556 53543 |
| [O church of God, thou spotless bride] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 53331 62165 51332 |
| [O day of all the days the best] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 33522 31435 66535 |
| [O love divine, no soul has ever] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 51713 32253 42123 |
| [O my Savior, Lord of heaven] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55653 11216 76565 |
| [O poor sinner, come to Jesus] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 6 | 56711 32151 34531 |
| [O soul bowed down with grief and care] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [O soul on the broad way, God's eye watcheth thee] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55123 43267 11761 |
| [O sweet is the rest on my Jesus' dear breast!] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | 34532 17653 45522 |
| [Obey the Lord, 'tis better far] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 11653 32155 33212 |
| [Over the ocean's rolling waters] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 6 | 55111 12165 33423 |
| [Oft in silent meditation] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 56531 72153 45653 |
| [O come and praise the Lord today] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 13565 32155 17615 |
| [O drink of the river of pleasure] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 7 | 55351 23217 64467 |
| [O let us sound the praise] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 51517 12355 43213 |
| [O love surpassing knowledge] | A. L. B. (Arranger) | 1 | 55111 11222 32355 |
| [O the cross! the precious cross] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 7 | 55513 21566 65165 |
| [O we are saved in Jesus' blood] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | 51161 55113 32125 |
| [O we love our Sunday-school] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 12332 13565 35323 |
| [O write Thy wondrous law divine] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 51117 13255 52224 |
| [On His throne of glory sits our Lord today] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 33334 32121 65111 |
| [On the Lord's side stand all the pure in heart] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55533 23211 12353 |
| [Once by sin our souls were bound] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 34555 56534 55565 |
| [Only Christ can save your soul] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 33311 65555 72343 |
| [Over the age-old path the centuries have trod] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55565 31176 15444 |
| [Perishing souls at stake today!] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 7 | 55511 17112 33353 |
| [Preach the gospel of sunshine and gladness] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [Sad and lonely, weak and weary] (Byers) | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 33332 14322 12325 |
| [See the cross, see the cross of Jesus] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 3 | 34534 56132 13565 |
| [See the reeking cross of Jesus] | A. L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 1 | 34534 56132 13565 |
| [Shall I be ashamed of my Savior and King] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 6 | 13323 55654 53321 |
| [Shall my soul ascend with rapture] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 12334 33171 23234 |
| [Since Jesus gave His life for me] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 11 | 55553 51177 12556 |
| [Since Jesus made my heart His home] | A. L. B. (Harmonizer) | 2 | 51131 61551 11123 |
| [Sing of salvation, O it was love] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | 53653 11235 36555 |
| [Sinner, will you lose your soul] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [Softly whisper, "Jesus loves you!"] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [Someday when God's sweet Spirit] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 7 | 12332 43132 21233 |
| [Soon time will be ended, eternity’s near] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [Spirit holy in me dwelling] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 11 | 51233 32511 51356 |
| [That heavenly Teacher in words that are plain] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 8 | 55671 71334 31255 |
| [The angels came with silent tread] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 53453 32156 61216 |
| [The change is soon coming, and who will be ready] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 53334 32111 21653 |
| [The church has one foundation] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 9 | 13555 51531 12123 |
| [O Church of God] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 4 | 51115 61113 33125 |
| [The future lies unseen ahead] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 3 | 51154 35531 22234 |
| [The light of eventide now shines the darkness to dispel] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 6 | 55565 35123 11655 |
| [The Lord is in His holy temple] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 13431 67111 16141 |
| [The Lord of the harvest is calling] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 6 | 53332 12311 17121 |
| [The rust will canker and the moth will eat] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55366 54513 33322 |
| [The will of God was a galling thing to me] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55511 12116 55513 |
| [The world of sinners know not God] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [There is a happy band on earth today] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 35651 34321 53565 |
| [There is no use to tell me] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55565 53321 16557 |
| [There's a happy world above] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 55556 15111 5132 |
| [There's a land of everlasting song] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [The Reformation Glory] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 6 | 55117 12165 11134 |
| [There's an angel of mercy from heaven] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55112 34321 34577 |
| [There's an awful day that's coming] (Byers) | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | 34523 21512 34655 |
| [There's salvation full and free] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 4 | 34555 56534 54323 |
| [This is the house, the house of the Lord] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 56531 44321 77166 |
| [Though kingdoms are many, and masters are more] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55671 11231 54353 |
| [Though the night has been long and my trials severe] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 55567 11121 61123 |
| [Time moves on with solemn footsteps] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 33312 16513 53312 |
| ['Tis so sweet just to know, as I with my Savior go] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 55133 25532 34555 |
| [To Thee, O Lord Jehovah] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [Truth divine, by angels spoken] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 7 | 11113 16522 21235 |
| [Turning thy face from all the past] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 3 | 54565 35447 65765 |
| [We are little travelers here] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [We will work for Jesus, and adore the plan] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 8 | 55132 17655 11231 |
| [Weary, lonely, sad, forsaken] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 12334 23565 31712 |
| [We're a band of happy pilgrims bound for our home above] | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 4 | 55511 23312 16155 |
| [When breaks the crimson morning dawn] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | |
| [When first I started to seek the Lord] (Henry) | Andrew L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 9 | 51132 15651 33212 |
| [When my sky is clear and bright] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 4 | 33315 53117 12323 |
| [When the heart is free from sin and the conscience clear] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 34556 51355 43556 |
| [When the storm winds rage, and the rain falls fast] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | |
| [When the winds of persecution blow] | A. L. B. (Harmonizer) | 1 | |
| [When you see Christ coming in the clouded sky] | A. L. Byers (Harmonizer) | 1 | |
| [Wherever my Savior's hand may lead] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 5 | 13345 65512 33532 |
| [Who is my life but Christ alone?] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 3 | 15543 53213 44434 |
| [Why stand ye all day idle? The harvest time is here] | Andrew L. Byers (Composer) | 6 | 51113 21121 16555 |
| [With a happy song I will haste along] | Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 (Composer) | 3 | 34555 16555 65444 |
| [With a shout of jubilation all my soul doth say] | A. L. B. (Harmonizer) | 2 | |
| [You're seeking the Savior to know] | A. L. Byers (Composer) | 2 | 51116 53451 23333 |
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