Wikipedia Biography
John Menzies Macfarlane (October 11, 1833 – June 4, 1892) was a Scottish-born Latter-day Saint hymnwriter, choir director and civic leader who spent most of his life in Utah Territory.
Wikipedia Biography
Short Name: | J. Macfarlane |
Full Name: | Macfarlane, J. (John Menzies), 1833-1892 |
Birth Year: | 1833 |
Death Year: | 1892 |
Born: October 11, 1833, Stirling, Scotland.
Died: June 4, 1892, St. George, Utah (of congestive heart failure caused by diabetes).
Buried: St. George, Utah.
Macfarlane emigrated to America on February 11, 1852, on the ship Ellen Marie. He settled in St. George, Utah, where he was a surveyor, attorney, judge, composer, teacher and farmer.
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/c/macfarlane_jm.htm
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Tunes by J. Macfarlane (2)![]() | As | Instances | Incipit |
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[Dearest children, God is near you] | J. M. Macfarlane (Composer) | 6 | 53153 21765 31332 |
[Far, far away on Judea's plains] | John Menzies Macfarlane (Composer) | 8 | 11233 42234 35654 |