[On Calvary's brow my Savior died]

[On Calvary's brow my Savior died]

Composer: John R. Sweney
Published in 66 hymnals


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Composer: John R. Sweney

John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy. Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregati… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [On Calvary's brow my Savior died]
Composer: John R. Sweney
Meter: L. M. with Chorus
Incipit: 32153 51743 26765
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #739
Text: Calvary
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #7468
Text: Was it For Me?
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Small Church Music #4922
Text: 加畧山嶺 (On Calvary’s brow my Savior died)
  • PDF Score (PDF)

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

Himnos de la Iglesia #122

Page Scan

Sacred Selections for the Church #308

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #64

Audio

Small Church Music #4922

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #739

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #7468

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