Composer Bio Information
Wyeth, John's bio information
Saturday, March 31, 1770 - Saturday, January 23, 1858
Born: March 31, 1770, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Died: January 23, 1858, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As a boy, Wyeth was apprenticed to a printer. At age 21, he became the manager of a printing company in Santo Domingo, only to barely escape with his life in the insurrection there. In 1792, he returned to America, and settled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he became involved in the publishing business and co-owned a newspaper (The Oracle of Dauphin). After only a year in Harrisburg, President George Washington appointed him postmaster; he lost his office five years later when President John Adams declared the position to be incompatible with involvement in newspapers. His works include:
* Repository of Sacred Music, 1810
* Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 1813)
These two volumes were hugely successful, selling 150,000 copies.
Sources
* Erickson, p. 430
* Hustad, p. 346
* Nutter, p. 469
* Stulken, pp. 133-4
Music
1. Brewer
2. Nettleton
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/w/y/wyeth_j.html
Died: January 23, 1858, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As a boy, Wyeth was apprenticed to a printer. At age 21, he became the manager of a printing company in Santo Domingo, only to barely escape with his life in the insurrection there. In 1792, he returned to America, and settled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he became involved in the publishing business and co-owned a newspaper (The Oracle of Dauphin). After only a year in Harrisburg, President George Washington appointed him postmaster; he lost his office five years later when President John Adams declared the position to be incompatible with involvement in newspapers. His works include:
* Repository of Sacred Music, 1810
* Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 1813)
These two volumes were hugely successful, selling 150,000 copies.
Sources
* Erickson, p. 430
* Hustad, p. 346
* Nutter, p. 469
* Stulken, pp. 133-4
Music
1. Brewer
2. Nettleton
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/w/y/wyeth_j.html
Hymns Composed (1)
Repent Ye Mens (TTBB)The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - The Eye of Faith (TTBB) (uploaded on Apr 05, 2024)
- # 2 - Free Waters (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 23, 2024)
- # 3 - Loyal To Thee (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 16, 2024)
- # 4 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 5 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 6 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 7 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 8 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 9 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- #10 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)