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Songs of His Coming #12
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1925
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STORY OF JESUS (Sweney)
STORY OF JESUS (Sweney)
Composer: John R. Sweney (1880)Published in 159 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 >Arrangements
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Songs of Praise #86
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1935
Songs of Praise #86
Songs of Praise Number One #93
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1904
Songs of Praise Number One #93
Songs of Redeeming Love #107
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1882
Songs of Redeeming Love #107
Songs of the Century #184
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1900
Songs of the Century #184
Songs Of The Church #506
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Key: E♭ Major Date: 1977
Songs Of The Church #506
Songs of the New Life #R107
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1883
Songs of the New Life #R107
Songs of the Sanctuary #153
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1945
Songs of the Sanctuary #153
Songs of Triumph Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #62
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1890
Songs of Triumph Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #62
Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #232
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Key: E♭ Major Date: 1989
Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #232
Tabernacle Hymns #126
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1921
Tabernacle Hymns #126
Tabernacle Hymns #194
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1953
Tabernacle Hymns #194
Tabernacle Hymns #197
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: E♭ Major Date: 1960
Tabernacle Hymns #197
Tabernacle Hymns #197
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1931
Tabernacle Hymns #197
Temple Songs #107
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1892
Temple Songs #107
Temple Themes and Sacred Songs #s107
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1888
Temple Themes and Sacred Songs #s107
The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #646
Tune Title: STORY OF JESUS First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney, 1837-1899 Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. D. with Refrain Key: E♭ Major Date: 1999
The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #646
The Bow of Promise #90
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1898
The Bow of Promise #90
The Broadman Hymnal #367
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1940
The Broadman Hymnal #367
The Celebration Hymnal #295
Tune Title: STORY OF JESUS First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. with Refrain Key: D Major Date: 1997
The Celebration Hymnal #295
The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #495
Tune Title: TELL ME THE STORY OF JESUS First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney, 1837-1899 Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. Key: E♭ Major Date: 1972
The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #495
The Church Hymnal #534
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. With Refrain Key: E♭ Major Date: 1941
The Church Hymnal #534
The Cokesbury Hymnal #162
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus, Write on my heart] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus, Write on my heart Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: E♭ Major Date: 1923
The Cokesbury Hymnal #162
The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal #90
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1938
The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal #90
The Cyber Hymnal #6533
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John Robson Sweney Incipit: 33213 43523 43233 Key: E♭ Major
The Cyber Hymnal #6533
The Gospel in Song #74
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1929
The Gospel in Song #74
The Greatest Hymns #396
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1924
The Greatest Hymns #396
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #172
Tune Title: STORY OF JESUS First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. with Refrain Key: D Major Date: 1986
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #172
The Hymnal of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America #219
Tune Title: STORY OF JESUS First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Date: 1950
The Hymnal of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America #219
The Missionary Message in Song #60
Tune Title: [Give them, oh, give them the Gospel] First Line: Give them, oh, give them the Gospel Composer: John R. Sweney Date: 1953
The Missionary Message in Song #60
The New Church Hymnal #139
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Key: E♭ Major Date: 1976
The New Church Hymnal #139
The New Cokesbury Hymnal #49
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1928
The New Cokesbury Hymnal #49
The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) #246
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1902
The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) #246
The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #238
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: E♭ Major Date: 1938
The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #238
The Quartet #107
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1884
The Quartet #107
The Quiver of Sacred Song #52
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1880
The Quiver of Sacred Song #52
The Salvation Army Songs and Music #89
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Date: 1917
The Salvation Army Songs and Music #89
The Service Hymnal #162
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Date: 1935
The Service Hymnal #162
The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School #124
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Date: 1911
The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School #124
The Worshiping Church #199
Tune Title: STORY OF JESUS First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.Ref. Key: D Major Date: 1990
The Worshiping Church #199
Timeless Truths #295
Tune Title: STORY OF JESUS First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Key: E♭ Major Source: Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (132); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Tell_Me_the_Story_of_Jesus)
Timeless Truths #295
Trinity Hymnal #685
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney, 1837-1899 Key: E♭ Major Date: 1961
Trinity Hymnal #685
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #234
Tune Title: STORY OF JESUS First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. ref. Key: D Major Date: 1990
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #234
Triumphant Service Songs #141
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1934
Triumphant Service Songs #141
Upper Room Hymns #99
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1942
Upper Room Hymns #99
Victory Songs #19
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: E♭ Major Date: 1920
Victory Songs #19
Voices of Praise #65
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1909
Voices of Praise #65
Wonder Hymns of Faith #100
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1923
Wonder Hymns of Faith #100
World Wide Church Songs #25
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1947
World Wide Church Songs #25
Worship and Praise #46
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1929
Worship and Praise #46
Worship and Service Hymnal #43
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney, 1837-1899 Key: E♭ Major Date: 2006
Worship and Service Hymnal #43
Worship His Majesty #168
Tune Title: STORY OF JESUS First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Key: D Major Date: 1987
Worship His Majesty #168
Youth Hymnal #126
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1935
Youth Hymnal #126
Zion's Praises (1st ed.) #27
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: Tell me the story of Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1903
Zion's Praises (1st ed.) #27
ترانيم الإيمان #50
Tune Title: [أعد علي حديثا] First Line: أعد علي حديثا Composer: جون ر. سويني Date: 1990
ترانيم الإيمان #50
تسابيح المحبة #85
Tune Title: [أعد علي حديثا] First Line: أعد علي حديثا Date: 2007
تسابيح المحبة #85
كتاب الترانيم الروحية للكنائس الإنجيلية #114
Tune Title: CROSBY First Line: أعد علي حديثا Date: 1965
كتاب الترانيم الروحية للكنائس الإنجيلية #114
مزامير وتسابيح وأغاني روحية #132
Tune Title: CROSBY First Line: أعد علي حديثا Date: 1913
مزامير وتسابيح وأغاني روحية #132
生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #262
Tune Title: [Tell me the story of Jesus] First Line: 對我述說耶穌故事，
(Tell me the story of Jesus) Composer: John R. Sweney Date: 1986
生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #262
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