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: [I mean to go right on]First Line: I mean to go right on Until the crown is won;Composer: Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952Key: A♭ MajorDate: 1971
Tune Title: [I mean to go right on until the crown is won]First Line: I mean to go right on until the crown is wonComposer: Andrew L. ByersMeter: 12.14.12.14 RKey: G MajorSource: Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (223); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (218); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Im_Going_On)