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[Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 51234 31365 31354 Used With Text: Joyfully Sing

Author: Frank Gould Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing Refrain First Line: Come, let us join the angel throng Used With Tune: [Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing]

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Joyfully Sing

Author: Frank Gould Hymnal: Showers of Blessing #123 (1888) First Line: Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing Refrain First Line: Come, let us join the angel throng Lyrics: 1 Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing, Praise to the Lord, our Redeemer and King; Holy his name, and exalted shall be; Light of the soul and its Maker is he. O praise him, ye angels on the bright hills of glory, Who behold him in splendor and await his command; O praise your Creator with your harps and your voices, O sing as ye fly thro’ the bright summer sky. Refrain: Come, let us join the angel throng In their beautiful, beautiful song, Let the winds take up the strain, While the echo is wafted along; Come, let us join the host above, In their beautiful song of love; O, sing with a tuneful heart, Praise to our Saviour above. 2 Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing, Glory to him, our Redeemer and King; Hold up the cross, with its banner unfurled; Shout, for Messiah has conquered the world. O praise him, ye armies of the tried and the faithful, Who have laid down your armor on the shore of the blest; O praise him whose mercy was around and about you, Directing your steps to the sweet vale of rest. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing]

Joyfully Sing

Author: Frank Gould Hymnal: Sacred Trio #433 (1889) First Line: Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing Refrain First Line: Come, let us join the angel throng Tune Title: [Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing]

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John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[Joyfully sing, let us joyfully sing]" in Showers of Blessing 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. Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission