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[My fragile bark no more is tossed]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 13553 23151 65352 Used With Text: My Bark is Safe
[My fragile bark no more is tossed]
My Bark is Safe
Author: J. B. Mackay Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: My fragile bark no more is tossed Refrain First Line: My bark is safe, my bark is safe Used With Tune: [My fragile bark no more is tossed]
My Bark is Safe
My Bark is Safe
Author: J. B. Mackay Hymnal: Hymn-Songs #91 (1895) First Line: My fragile bark no more is tossed Refrain First Line: My bark is safe, my bark is safe Languages: English Tune Title: [My fragile bark no more is tossed]
My Bark is Safe
My Bark Is Safe
Author: J. B. Mackay Hymnal: Songs of Love and Praise #91 (1894) First Line: My fragile bark no more is tossed Refrain First Line: My bark is safe, my bark is safe Languages: English Tune Title: [My fragile bark no more is tossed]
My Bark Is Safe
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[My fragile bark no more is tossed]" in Hymn-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
