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[Not here! not here! not where the sparkling waters]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. R. S. Incipit: 33451 17246 53456 Used With Text: Not Here
[Not here! not here! not where the sparkling waters]
Not Here
Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Not here! not here! not where the sparkling waters Lyrics: 1 Not here! not here! not where the sparkling waters
Fade into mocking sands as we draw near;
Where in the wilderness each footstep falters,
I shall be satisfied; but O, not here!
Not here where ev’ry dream of bliss deceives us,
Where the worn spirit never gains its goal;
Where haunted ever by the thought that grieves us
Across us floods of bitter mem’ry roll.
2 There is a land where ever pulse is thrilling
With rapture earth’s sojourners never know;
Where heav’n repose the weary heart is stilling
And peacefully life’s time-tossed current’s flow,
Far out of sight, while yet the flesh infolds us
Lies the fair country, where our hearts abide,
And of its bliss is naught more wondrous told us
Than these few words, “I shall be satisfied.”
3 Shall they be satisfied, the soul’s vague longings,
The aching void which nothing earthly fills?
O, what desires upon my soul are thronging
As I look upward to the heav’nly hills,
Thither my weak and weary steps are tending,
Saviour and Lord, with thy frail child abide;
Guide me t’wards home where all my wand’ring ending
I then shall see thee and be “satisfied.” Used With Tune: [Not here! not here! not where the sparkling waters]
Not Here
Not Here
Hymnal: On Joyful Wing #121 (1886) First Line: Not here! not here! not where the sparkling waters Lyrics: 1 Not here! not here! not where the sparkling waters
Fade into mocking sands as we draw near;
Where in the wilderness each footstep falters,
I shall be satisfied; but O, not here!
Not here where ev’ry dream of bliss deceives us,
Where the worn spirit never gains its goal;
Where haunted ever by the thought that grieves us
Across us floods of bitter mem’ry roll.
2 There is a land where ever pulse is thrilling
With rapture earth’s sojourners never know;
Where heav’n repose the weary heart is stilling
And peacefully life’s time-tossed current’s flow,
Far out of sight, while yet the flesh infolds us
Lies the fair country, where our hearts abide,
And of its bliss is naught more wondrous told us
Than these few words, “I shall be satisfied.”
3 Shall they be satisfied, the soul’s vague longings,
The aching void which nothing earthly fills?
O, what desires upon my soul are thronging
As I look upward to the heav’nly hills,
Thither my weak and weary steps are tending,
Saviour and Lord, with thy frail child abide;
Guide me t’wards home where all my wand’ring ending
I then shall see thee and be “satisfied.” Tune Title: [Not here! not here! not where the sparkling waters]
Not Here
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Person Name: J. R. S. Arranger of "[Not here! not here! not where the sparkling waters]" in On Joyful Wing 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
John R. Sweney
