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: [Oh, poor sinner, come to Jesus]First Line: Oh, poor sinner, come to JesusComposer: A. L. ByersIncipit: 56711 32151 34531Key: G MajorDate: 1893
Tune Title: [O poor sinner, come to Jesus]First Line: O poor sinner, come to JesusComposer: A. L. ByersIncipit: 56711 32151 34531Key: G MajorDate: 1911
Tune Title: [O poor sinner, come to Jesus]First Line: O poor sinner, come to JesusComposer: Andrew L. ByersMeter: 8.7.8.7 DKey: G MajorSource: Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (116); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (496); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Come_Poor_Sinner)