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Short Name: John M. Whyte
Full Name: Whyte, John M. (John Marchant), 1850-1927
Birth Year: 1850
Death Year: 1927

John M. (Marchant) Whyte. Evangelist, hymn writer, singer, b Paris, Canada West (Ontario), 8 Jun 1850, d Toronto 17 Mar 1927. He studied at the University of Toronto and devoted himself to evangelistic and temperance work. Typical of several hundred songs for which he wrote the words or the music, or both, are 'Canada Shall Yet Be Free,' 'Toronto the Good,' and 'Song of Trust.' Many songs appeared in separate editions published by Toronto News Co or Briggs. With his brother David Albert Whyte he edited Sing Out the Glad News (Briggs 1885) and Songs of Calvary (Briggs 1889). The Great Redemption (Briggs 1894), Nuggets of Gold (Briggs 1898) and Battle Songs of the Cross (1901) contain many of his own melodies. Eight of his hymns are reprinted in CMH vol 5. The editor of the reprint, John Beckwith, has concluded that 'Come Away to Jesus Now' and 'Jesus Is Calling You Now' may have enjoyed a measure of popularity.

Author Helmut Kallmann
Bibliography: Beckwith, John. 'Tunebooks and hymnals in Canada, 1801-1939,'. American Music, summer 1988.

--http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/john-m-whyte-emc/


Tunes by John M. Whyte (125)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
[A song, a song for Canada]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255351 17771 11655
[A warning cry, like a trumpet blast]J. M. Whyte (Composer)234543 43452 31153
[Alas! and did my Savior bleed?] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)213335 54312 23431
[All glory to him who died on the tree]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255556 67751 11644
[Be strong in the Lord, though surrounded by foes]J. M. Whyte (Composer)355345 13212 11222
[Boundless mercy and love unto me hath been shown]J. M. Whyte (Composer)232151 24325 13543
[Break this chain that binds us down]J. M. Whyte (Composer)333334 44655 44355
[Brightly beaming forth from out that heart of thine]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255111 51355 51466
[Christ Jesus the Savior of sinners I see]J. M. Whyte (Composer)333433 21161 51222
[Come away to Jesus] (Whyte, Chorus)John M. Whyte (Composer)112324 33453 65551
[Come, O sinner, come to Jesus]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233432 55543 33432
[Come, sinner, behold what Jesus hath done]J. M. Whyte (Composer)2013234 44345 56466
[Come to the dear, blessed Savior]J. M. Whyte (Arranger)155554 27133 34562
[Could I but touch the hem of his garment]J. M. Whyte (Composer)234324 31215 11712
[De Massa ob de sheepfol'] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)354334 21334 55243
[Do you hear that wail from sea to ocean]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255112 34231 34555
[Far over the world white rests the snow]J. M. Whyte (Composer)313451 16551 21761
[Friends of temperance, a dollar bill's a very useful thing]J. M. Whyte (Composer)251333 12227 11765
[From a palace to a manger]J. M. Whyte (Composer)351324 72155 64721
[From realms of glory Jesus came]J. M. Whyte (Composer)213332 43313 34321
[From the dazzling seats of glory]J. M. Whyte (Composer)517254 23131 55432
[God has given me a song, a song of trust] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)632432 17624 21327
[Have you ever noticed this?]J. M. Whyte (Composer)234556 71172 17653
[He stood within the crowded hall]John M. Whyte (Composer)351334 27215 13554
[He was one of those strong-minded men]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255111 13211 23335
[Hear the voice of Jesus calling] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)251324 33255 42132
[Holy Ghost! dispel our sadness] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)254333 33455 43321
[How far away are the gates of death]J. M. Whyte (Composer)333451 11767 65454
[I could not do without Thee] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)255113 32554 44311
[I had wandered far away] (Whyte)John M. Whyte (Composer)934533 21511 77655
[I have a Friend so precious] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)253333 31544 43225
[I have heard the voice of Jesus, soft and low]J. M. Whyte (Composer)312333 23455 53544
[I once knowed a brudder who had gone and jined the church]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255553 33455 55334
[I remember a voice which once guided my way] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)255535 11131 65566
[I sing of him whose love I know]J. M. Whyte (Composer)333453 34534 66541
[I try to get a glimpse of that fair land]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233543 21322 24321
[I want him for pardon, I want him for peace]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255346 55531 65557
[I will give my heart to Jesus] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)212324 25312 33121
[If ever my name is inscribed in the Book]J. M. Whyte (Composer)253231 55434 23453
[I'm thinking now of our beautiful home]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255335 55434 56441
[Is there some precious soul who is weary today]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255117 27123 16555
[It was a song of Jesus]J. M. Whyte (Composer)251176 53343 13251
[I've reached the land of Beulah, upon the King's Highway]J. M. Whyte (Composer)253333 24211 71255
[Jesus, fairest of the fair]J. M. Whyte (Composer)317671 65513 46
[Jesus, hear my humble cry]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233321 55534 43215
[Jesus, help me live for thee]J. M. Whyte (Composer)232343 21543 43454
[Jesus, thou art still the same]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255511 21764 44321
[Let every heart rejoice and sing] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)234556 56717 65345
[Let me sing to you in a glad refrain]J. M. Whyte (Adapter)212334 45655 35653
[Let the children sing the song]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233346 55244 13333
[Like the music of a fountain]J. M. Whyte (Composer)655556 55155 55721
[Listen, O listen, I've something to say] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)354576 55451 53164
[Little children, love to utter]John M. Whyte (Composer)255534 23111 44365
[Lord, gather in the lost ones]J. M. Whyte (Composer)212343 22112 12433
[Low at Thy feet, O Lord, we bow]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255551 17755 51322
[My blessed Lord, 'tis my delight]J. M. Whyte (Composer)251332 44333 32513
O TANNENBAUM (German)J. M. Whyte (Arranger)151112 33323 47211
[My Savior I'll praise, while he lendeth me breath]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255431 55764 66535
[My soul doth sing of my heavenly King]J. M. Whyte (Composer)351111 23333 12221
[O, brother, have you told how the Lord forgave]J. M. Whyte (Composer)1951111 35561 55511
[O Christ, how much to thee I owe!]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255556 72131 66432
[O I love to sing of Jesus]J. M. Whyte (Arranger)254332 21555 66664
[O I want to feel his presence]J. M. Whyte (Composer)253323 45176 53465
[O Jesus, since that dreadful day]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255331 21155 22133
[O sacred Head, now wounded] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)253315 53112 16513
[O thou great Eternal Three!]J. M. Whyte (Composer)333214 33234 55312
[O who, who could help me]J. M. Whyte (Composer)351223 15122 31123
[O why should I weep from day to day?]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233211 76572 11212
[O Canada, wake! for thy dear children's sake]J. M. Whyte (Composer)253333 21444 52111
[O guilty sinner, come and find]J. M. Whyte (Composer)355553 11111 17655
[O tolling bells! O tolling bells]J. M. Whyte (Composer)433213 43254 34532
[O wanderer lost in the darkness]J. M. Whyte (Composer)511355 36531 13554
[O why thus stand with reluctant feet] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)1513332 12113 55531
[O wonderful ransom, His own precious blood]J. M. Whyte (Composer)355351 51212 35667
[On Calvary's mount a crimson stream]J. M. Whyte (Composer)353455 31556 65555
[Once there was held a big picnic]J. M. Whyte (Composer)251115 11123 33321
[Over the hilltops the daylight was breaking]J. M. Whyte (Composer)251113 17122 11355
[Past the bright portals are angels tonight]J. M. Whyte (Composer)253342 23531 22222
[See the temperance host advancing]J. M. Whyte (Composer)332432 11771 24323
[See this great abomination]J. M. Whyte (Composer)212334 33267 11332
[Seek me in the early morning]J. M. Whyte (Composer)212332 17556 76543
[She was ready for sleep]J. M. Whyte (Composer)234553 13545 22344
[Sing, O sing of my Redeemer]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233334 23113 53423
[Sinner, are you here today]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233346 55555 11771
[Someone knocking, someone pleading] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)311111 11722 22222
[Somewhere, ah! yes, somewhere, in anguish and tears]J. M. Whyte (Composer)355457 24654 51135
[Tell these wondrous things abroad]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233217 65651 15176
[The bright eternal day is breaking]J. M. Whyte (Composer)355671 23153 22667
[The death angel came to our household one day]John M. Whyte (Composer)256534 34542 35777
[The loving Savior pleads today]J. M. Whyte (Composer)253332 11765 12222
[The precious blood of Jesus, it cleanseth me from sin]J. M. Whyte (Composer)253334 32165 65435
[The tempter comes, with guileful art]J. M. Whyte (Composer)355651 32234 45343
[The truth is everlasting]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233134 22533 42253
[The years, the years drop from our life]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255512 34235 54431
[There is a fair city, I cannot tell where]J. M. Whyte (Composer)233235 65112 31122
[There is a fountain filled with blood] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)233343 32113 55653
[There's a business in our country holding large and rich estates]J. M. Whyte (Composer)212324 32167 17165
[There's a lowly birth and the angels sing]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255112 22315 55666
[There's naught on earth to rest on]J. M. Whyte (Composer)355133 24433 32443
[They are coming to the Savior] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)251333 33213 55543
[They are dying, O so fast]J. M. Whyte (Composer)234555 55345 55553
[Though down in the paths of dishonor and shame]J. M. Whyte (Composer)655333 15622 26577
[Thou Shepherd of Israel, a wanderer behold]J. M. Whyte (Composer)355671 12331 25223
[Thy love, O Christ! to me]J. M. Whyte (Composer)251352 71556 57724
[To whom can you go for the pardon of sin?]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255433 21176 51222
[Toiler after worldly gain]J. M. Whyte (Composer)235134 66712 75651
[Unsheathed is the sword of the Spirit tonight]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255553 17671 55666
[Was it for me, for me alone]J. M. Whyte (Composer)1255434 56513 55332
[We are on the way to Glory]J. M. Whyte (Composer)334556 51371 22312
[We love to go to meetin' where de Lord is suah to be]J. M. Whyte (Composer)251111 11232 34555
[We see the youth from every clime]J. M. Whyte (Composer)254334 46543 34516
[We shall hear a voice, an immortal voice]John Marchant Whyte (Composer)1412333 21555 55313
[We're going to have a plebiscite]J. M. Whyte (Composer)211234 56534 54234
[When times of temptation bring sadness and gloom]John Marchant Whyte (Composer)1413334 24555 31233
[Where are the friends that to me were so dear]J. M. Whyte (Composer)232143 33213 55454
[Where, where will be the birds that sing] (Whyte)J. M. Whyte (Composer)253343 21644 65332
[Who are the ones that wait and weep]J. M. Whyte (Composer)351132 17615 53351
[Who killed this man? was drink his foe?]J. M. Whyte (Composer)251117 76617 65132
[Why do you wait a convenient day]J. M. Whyte (Composer)1311131 12111 22223
[Will you meet me there in glory]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255132 43134 53432
[Would it mean anything to you]J. M. Whyte (Composer)212323 47117 61465
[Ye friends of temperance, rejoice]J. M. Whyte (Composer)251712 34565 35224
[Ye people of Canada, listen]J. M. Whyte (Composer)255671 76755 17167
[Ye ransomed of the Lord, sing on]J. M. Whyte (Composer)234555 51555 76465
[Ye who are weary and longing for rest]J. M. Whyte (Composer)256715 11646 57122
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