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
NN, Hymnary. Go to person page >
Tune Title: [That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plain]First Line: That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plainComposer: Andrew L. ByersDate: 1923
Tune Title: [That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plain]First Line: That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plainComposer: A. L. ByersKey: A♭ MajorDate: 1923
Tune Title: [That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plain]First Line: That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plainComposer: A. L. ByersIncipit: 55671 71334 31255Key: A♭ MajorDate: 1911
Tune Title: [That heavenly Teacher in words that are plain]First Line: That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plainComposer: Andrew L. ByersKey: A♭ MajorSource: Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (419); The Gospel Trumpet Co; The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (120); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Ye_Must_Be_Born_Again)
Tune Title: [That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plain]First Line: That heavenly Teacher, in words that are plainComposer: A. L. ByersIncipit: 56717 13343 12255Key: A♭ MajorDate: 1907