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[On the mount of wondrous glory]
Appears in 13 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 34512 15312 36532 Used With Text: Wondrous Glory
[On the mount of wondrous glory]
Wondrous Glory
Author: Sallie M. Smith Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: On the mount of wondrous glory Refrain First Line: How the Heart its toil forgets Lyrics: 1 On the mount of wondrous glory,
Borne aloft by faith we stand,
While we drink the crystal waters
Flowing down from Eden’s land.
Refrain:
How the heart, its toil forgets,
In the joy we there behold;
In the fullness of his love,
That is better felt than told.
2 On the mount of wondrous glory,
Where so oft ‘tis ours to be,
In the brightness of his presence,
Christ, our Lord, revealed we see. [Refrain]
3 On the mount of wondrous glory,
Where he bids me come and rest,
Jesus spreads a feast before us,
Making each a welcome guest. [Refrain]
4 If on earth our souls are honored
With such visions of delight,
Who can tell our heights of rapture,
When our faith is lost in sight. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [On the mount of wondrous glory]
Wondrous Glory
Wondrous Glory
Author: Sallie M. Smith Hymnal: The Best of All #25 (1910) First Line: On the mount of wondrous glory Refrain First Line: How the Heart its toil forgets Lyrics: 1 On the mount of wondrous glory,
Borne aloft by faith we stand,
While we drink the crystal waters
Flowing down from Eden’s land.
Refrain:
How the heart, its toil forgets,
In the joy we there behold;
In the fullness of his love,
That is better felt than told.
2 On the mount of wondrous glory,
Where so oft ‘tis ours to be,
In the brightness of his presence,
Christ, our Lord, revealed we see. [Refrain]
3 On the mount of wondrous glory,
Where he bids me come and rest,
Jesus spreads a feast before us,
Making each a welcome guest. [Refrain]
4 If on earth our souls are honored
With such visions of delight,
Who can tell our heights of rapture,
When our faith is lost in sight. [Refrain] Tune Title: [On the mount of wondrous glory]
Wondrous Glory
Wondrous Glory
Author: Sallie M. Smith Hymnal: The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) #13 (1903) First Line: On the mount of wondrous glory Refrain First Line: How the Heart its toil forgets Languages: English Tune Title: [On the mount of wondrous glory]
Wondrous Glory
Wondrous Glory
Author: Sallie M. Smith Hymnal: Finest of the Wheat Male Chorus #45 (1896) First Line: On the mount of wondrous glory Refrain First Line: How the heart its toil forgets Languages: English Tune Title: [On the mount of wondrous glory]
Wondrous Glory
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[On the mount of wondrous glory]" in The Finest of the Wheat 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
Sallie Smith
Person Name: Sallie M. Smith Author of "Wondrous Glory" in The Finest of the Wheat Pseudonym. See Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915
Sallie Smith
