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Christian Gospel Hymns #29
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1909
Christian Gospel Hymns #29
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[There's a hand held out in pity]
[There's a hand held out in pity]
Composer: Jno. R. SweneyPublished in 26 hymnals
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Composer: Jno. 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 >Instances
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Give Thanks and Sing #61
Tune Title: [There’s a hand held out in pity] First Line: There’s a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1909
Give Thanks and Sing #61
Hymn-Songs #72
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1895
Hymn-Songs #72
Hymns of Glory No. 2 #194
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1914
Hymns of Glory No. 2 #194
Joyful Sound #72
Tune Title: [There’s a hand held out in pity] First Line: There’s a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1889
Joyful Sound #72
Jubilant Praise #78
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1909
Jubilant Praise #78
Junior Songs #131
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: F Major or modal Date: 1892
Junior Songs #131
Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #192
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1911
Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #192
Purest Gems #101
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1891
Purest Gems #101
Radiant Songs #131
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1891
Radiant Songs #131
Redemption Songs #167
Tune Title: [There’s a hand held out in pity] First Line: There’s a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1889
Redemption Songs #167
Sacred Trio #167
Tune Title: [There’s a hand held out in pity] First Line: There’s a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1889
Sacred Trio #167
Small Church Music #6519
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There’s a hand held out in pity Composer: John R. Sweney
Small Church Music #6519
Songs of Love and Praise No. 3 #61
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1896
Songs of Love and Praise No. 3 #61
Songs of Redeeming Love #88
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1915
Songs of Redeeming Love #88
Songs of Victory #108
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1890
Songs of Victory #108
The Cyber Hymnal #12400
Tune Title: [There’s a hand held out in pity] First Line: There’s a hand held out in pity Composer: John Robson Sweney Key: F Major or modal
The Cyber Hymnal #12400
The Emory Hymnal No. 2 #72
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1891
The Emory Hymnal No. 2 #72
The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #25
Tune Title: [There’s a hand held out in pity] First Line: There’s a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #25
The Gospel Chorus #55
Tune Title: [There’s a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1902
The Gospel Chorus #55
The New Make Christ King #152
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1914
The New Make Christ King #152
The Old Story in Song #135
Tune Title: [There’s a hand held out in pity] First Line: There’s a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1906
The Old Story in Song #135
Triumphant Songs No.3 #140
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1892
Triumphant Songs No.3 #140
Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #140
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #140
Unfading Treasures #72
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1893
Unfading Treasures #72
Voices of Praise #93
Tune Title: [There's a hand held out in pity] First Line: There's a hand held out in pity Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1909
Voices of Praise #93
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