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.
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The Organist's Companion Volume 43 Number 1 November 2020 General, Advent, Christams, Epiphany: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
Composer/Editors
Wayne Leupold; Franklin D. Ashdown
Published By:
Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (2020)
pp. 30
Tune Title: [En la Judea, en tierra de Dios]First Line: En la Judea, en tierra de DiosComposer: John Menzies Macfarlane, 1833-1892Key: F Major or modalDate: 1992
Tune Title: [Far, far away on Judea's plains]First Line: Far, far away on Judea's plainsComposer: John Menzies MacfarlaneIncipit: 11233 42234 35654Key: F MajorSource: First published in the Juvenile Instructor, December 15, 1889
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