Whiter Than Snow

Text by James L. Nicholson

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About this hymn

Date: 1872
Tune: Whiter Than Snow
Composer: William Gustavus Fischer
Key: A
Meter: 11 11 11 11 9 11

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Atonement, Blood, Commitment, Consecration, Contrition, Following Jesus, Sanctification.

Ps 51:1-12 · Is 1:18 · Heb 13:15 · Rom 12:1-8

Musical background

Whiter Than Snow is presented in the source key of A, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: James Nicholson, 1872. Music: 'Whiter Than Snow' William Gustavus Fischer, 1872. Setting: "Pentecostal Hymns, No. 2", 1898. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2012 Revision.