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If the Way Be Full of Trial, Weary Not
Author: W. H. Flaville Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: If the way be full of trial Refrain First Line: Do not weary by the way
If the Way Be Full of Trial, Weary Not
[If the way be full of trial, weary not]
Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 34555 53217 62344 Used With Text: Weary Not
[If the way be full of trial, weary not]
If the Way be Full of Trial, Weary Not
Author: W. H. Flaville Hymnal: Deseret Sunday School Songs #158 (1909) First Line: If the way be full of trial Refrain First Line: Do not weary by the way Languages: English Tune Title: [If the way be full of trial]
If the Way be Full of Trial, Weary Not
If the Way Be Full of Trial, Weary Not
Author: W. H. Flaville Hymnal: The Children Sing #110 (1951) First Line: If the way be full of trial Refrain First Line: Do not weary by the way Languages: English Tune Title: [If the way be full of trial]
If the Way Be Full of Trial, Weary Not
If the Way Be Full of Trial, Weary Not
Author: W. H. Flaville Hymnal: The Songs of Zion #158 (1918) First Line: If the way be full of trial Refrain First Line: Do not weary by the way Languages: English Tune Title: [If the way be full of trial]
If the Way Be Full of Trial, Weary Not
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Composer of "[If the way be full of trial]" in Deseret Sunday School Songs 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 congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker.
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John R. Sweney
William H. Flaville
1829 - 1897 Person Name: W. H. Flaville Author of "Weary Not" in Joy to the World Born: March 27, 1829, Long Branch, New Jersey (birth name: Flavill).
Died: November 26, 1897, Chester, Pennsylvania.
Buried: Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pennsylvania.
William’s parents were Edward Edwards Flavill and Jane Eliza Yelland Flavill; he married Mary Louisa Forrest Seary in 1852. He held many jobs, including Justice of the Peace, surveyor, "conveyancer," carpenter, real estate agent, and civil engineer.
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The 1880 US Census lists William Flaville as living in Chester, Pennsylvania, married with two sons, and an occupation as Surveyor.
William Flaville is listed in the Chester City Directory of 1891-92 as a civil engineer and as a member of the school board. He is also listed in the history of Delaware County as a Chester City surveyor.
Based on a 1951 biographical sketch of William Flaville’s grandson, Chester F. Baker, who followed his footsteps as Chester city surveyor, William was a schoolteacher as well as a surveyor. An account is told that William was in love with a young lady, but her father refused to let them marry, because he did not think a teacher’s salary was sufficient support. The night of the refusal her father saw William kneeling in the snow praying in the moonlight, and relented.
These accounts lend evidence that William was a man of faith and an educated man who could have produced the text of “Weary Not” as an expression of the heart although not a prolific or professional writer. The work is known to have been published in 1878 or 1879, when he was about 50 years of age. Nine known hymn texts are attributed to William H. Flaville, although “Weary Not” is believed to be the best known.
William’s motivating hymn text, written over 130 years ago, still resonates with readers and singers today.
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William H. Flaville
