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Finest of the Wheat Male Chorus #17
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1896
Finest of the Wheat Male Chorus #17
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[Weary child, thy sin forsaking]
[Weary child, thy sin forsaking]
Composer: John Robson SweneyPublished in 16 hymnals
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Composer: John Robson 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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Gospel Tent Songs #8
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1903
Gospel Tent Songs #8
Melodies of Salvation #202
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1900
Melodies of Salvation #202
Melodies of Salvation #202
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1901
Melodies of Salvation #202
Redemption Songs #685
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1937
Redemption Songs #685
Small Church Music #6625
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: J. R. Sweney
Small Church Music #6625
Songs of Love and Praise #154
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
Songs of Love and Praise #154
The Bow of Promise #123
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1898
The Bow of Promise #123
The Cyber Hymnal #1118
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: John Robson Sweney Incipit: 34553 21376 54334 Key: A♭ Major
The Cyber Hymnal #1118
The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #115a
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #115a
The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 #181
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1904
The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 #181
The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) #84
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1902
The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) #84
The Praise Hymnal #176
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: John R. Sweney, (1838-1899) Date: 1908
The Praise Hymnal #176
The Sunday School Hymnal #176
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: John R. Sweney, (1838-1899) Date: 1900
The Sunday School Hymnal #176
The Sunday School Hymnal #176
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: John R. Sweney, (1835-1899) Date: 1899
The Sunday School Hymnal #176
Winning Songs #84
Tune Title: [Weary child, thy sin forsaking] First Line: Weary child, thy sin forsaking Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1892
Winning Songs #84
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