GOLDEN KEY

GOLDEN KEY

Composer: John R. Sweney
Published in 43 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: GOLDEN KEY
Composer: John R. Sweney
Meter: 10.7.10.7
Incipit: 12356 55322 34523
Key: E Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

The Golden Key

Prayer is the key on the bending knee
To open the morn’s first hours;
See the incense rise to the starry skies,
Like perfume from the flow’rs.

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The Cyber Hymnal #5650
Text: Prayer Is the Key
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The Cyber Hymnal #5650

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Timeless Truths #565

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