1850–1927

Introduction

Born: June 8, 1850, Pa­ris, On­ta­rio, Ca­na­da.

Died: March 17, 1927, To­ron­to, On­ta­rio, Ca­na­da.

Buried: Mount Plea­sant Ce­me­te­ry, To­ron­to, On­ta­rio, Ca­na­da.

Biography

John was the son of Da­vid Al­bert White and Love Rand, and hus­band of Al­ice Maude Jane Beck­ett.

Educated at the Uni­ver­si­ty of To­ron­to, Whyte de­vot­ed him­self to evan­gel­is­tic and tem­per­ance work. Ma­ny of his songs ap­peared in se­pa­rate edi­tions pub­lished by the To­ron­to News Com­pa­ny or Will­iam Briggs.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. All Glo­ry to Him Who Died on the Tree
  2. And My Lord They Cru­ci­fied
  3. Behold, the Bride­groom Comes
  4. Boundless Mer­cy and Love un­to Me
  5. Bright Morn­ing Land
  6. Broken Hearts
  7. Call Is Clear, Sin­ner, The
  8. Carefully, Tear­ful­ly, Sin­ner Draw Nigh
  9. Came An­gels from Pa­ra­dise
  10. Come Away to Je­sus
  11. Christ of Ga­li­lee
  12. Confessing Je­sus
  13. Counted In
  14. Crimson Stream
  15. Following Je­sus Wher­ev­er He Goes
  16. From the Dazz­ling Seats of Glo­ry
  17. Gather in the Lost Ones
  18. Goodbye, Good­bye Till We Meet Again
  19. Going, Sing­ing
  20. Hasten to Je­sus
  21. He Came from the Hea­ven­ly Land
  22. He Came to Die for Me
  23. He Waits to Par­don You
  24. Help, Bro­thers, Help
  25. How Far Away Are the Gates of Death
  26. I Gave My Heart
  27. I Love to Sing of Christ, My Sav­ior
  28. I Love to Sing of Je­sus
  29. I Must Die, ’Tis but a Span
  30. I Sing of Him Whose Love I Know
  31. I Try to Get a Glimpse of That Fair Land
  32. I Will Give My Heart to Je­sus
  33. I Will Tell It to Je­sus My Lord
  34. If Ev­er My Name Is Ins­cribed in the Book
  35. In This Bright and Hap­py Land
  36. Is There Some Pre­cious Soul Who Is Wea­ry To­day
  37. It Was a Song of Je­sus
  38. Jesus Call­ing Thee
  39. Jesus Call­ing You Home
  40. Jesus Christ, Thou Art the Way
  41. Jesus Died for Lit­tle Child­ren
  42. Jesus, Fair­est of the Fair
  43. Jesus, Hear My Hum­ble Cry
  44. Jesus Is Call­ing You Now
  45. Jesus, Thou Art Migh­ty
  46. Jesus, Thou Art Still the Same
  47. Jesus Will Not Fail Me
  48. King’s High­way, The
  49. Let the Child­ren Come to Je­sus
  50. Let the Child­ren Sing the Song
  51. Let Us Hear You Tell It
  52. Loving Sav­ior Pleads To­day, The
  53. Low at Thy Feet, O Lord
  54. Make Me Free
  55. Many the Con­flict
  56. My Sav­ior I’ll Praise
  57. None but Je­sus Ev­er Knew
  58. O Je­sus, Since That Dread­ful Day
  59. O Toll­ing Bells
  60. O Wan­der­er Lost in the Dark­ness
  61. O Where Shall Rest for the Soul Be Found?
  62. O Won­derful Ran­som
  63. O Where Will You Stand When the Judge Shall Des­cend?
  64. O Who, Who Could Help Me?
  65. O Why Should I Weep from Day to Day?
  66. Past the Bright Por­tals Are An­gels To­night
  67. Precious Blood, The
  68. Return, Poor Sin­ner
  69. Ring On, Sweet Bells
  70. Save Our Child­ren
  71. Sinner, Are You Here To­day?
  72. Sinner, Will You Choose the God?
  73. Sinner, You’re Break­ing Thy Dear Sav­ior’s Heart
  74. Someone Knock­ing, Some­one Plead­ing
  75. Somewhere, Ah, Yes, Some­where
  76. Tempter Comes with Guile­ful Art, The
  77. They Are Com­ing to the Sav­ior
  78. They Cru­ci­fied Him
  79. Thou Shep­herd of Is­ra­el
  80. Toiler Af­ter World­ly Gain
  81. Trim Your Lamp
  82. Truth Is Ev­er­last­ing, The
  83. Walking Alone in the Midst of My Foes
  84. Warning Cry, Like a Trum­pet Blast, A
  85. Was It for Me?
  86. What Is Thy Life, as the Morn­ing Mist
  87. When a Sin­ner Cries for Mer­cy
  88. When Je­sus Calls, Shall I Not Hear?
  89. When Je­sus Came to Earth
  90. Who Are the Ones That Wait and Weep
  91. Will He Not Come Back?
  92. Will You Come to Je­sus?
  93. Would It Mean Any­thing to You?
  94. Ye Dy­ing, Come
  95. Ye Ran­somed of the Lord
  96. Years, the Years Drop from Our Life, The
  97. You Will Not Come in Vain

Music

  1. Life of Christ

Help Needed

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