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[See the faithful now returning]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 34555 46517 76765 Used With Text: They are Coming

Author: Lizzie Edwards Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: See the faithful now returning Refrain First Line: They are coming, they are coming Lyrics: 1 See the faithful now returning From the battle and the strife, They have held their post with valor, And have reached the gate of life; There amid the shout of angels, While they enter one by one, Robe and crown, and palm of triumph, Tell of duties nobly done. Refrain: They are coming, they are coming To the kingdom and the mansions of the blest; They are coming, they are coming, Hallelujah! they are coming home to rest. 2 See the reapers in the distance From the summer harvest plain, To the feet of their Redeemer Bearing sheaves of golden grain; And amid the joyful welcome, With the ransomed host they sing, Hallelujah! hallelujah! Till the hallowed arches ring. [Refrain] 3 Then the grand old ship of Zion Drops her anchor in the bay, Where her thousands and her millions She has carried many a day; And the armies of the faithful, And the reapers as they come, To the mariners returning Shout again the welcome home. [Refrain] 4 Oh, the meeting with the loved ones That were parted many years! Oh, the bright, celestial dawning That shall never set in tears! O, to join that countless number In a land of fadeless flowers, Who would mind the cares and heart-aches In this fleeting world of ours? [Refrain] Used With Tune: [See the faithful now returning]

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They are Coming

Author: Lizzie Edwards Hymnal: On Joyful Wing #12 (1886) First Line: See the faithful now returning Refrain First Line: They are coming, they are coming Lyrics: 1 See the faithful now returning From the battle and the strife, They have held their post with valor, And have reached the gate of life; There amid the shout of angels, While they enter one by one, Robe and crown, and palm of triumph, Tell of duties nobly done. Refrain: They are coming, they are coming To the kingdom and the mansions of the blest; They are coming, they are coming, Hallelujah! they are coming home to rest. 2 See the reapers in the distance From the summer harvest plain, To the feet of their Redeemer Bearing sheaves of golden grain; And amid the joyful welcome, With the ransomed host they sing, Hallelujah! hallelujah! Till the hallowed arches ring. [Refrain] 3 Then the grand old ship of Zion Drops her anchor in the bay, Where her thousands and her millions She has carried many a day; And the armies of the faithful, And the reapers as they come, To the mariners returning Shout again the welcome home. [Refrain] 4 Oh, the meeting with the loved ones That were parted many years! Oh, the bright, celestial dawning That shall never set in tears! O, to join that countless number In a land of fadeless flowers, Who would mind the cares and heart-aches In this fleeting world of ours? [Refrain] Tune Title: [See the faithful now returning]

They are Coming

Author: Lizzie Edwards Hymnal: Temple Trio #12 (1886) First Line: See the faithful now returning Refrain First Line: They are coming, they are coming Tune Title: [See the faithful now returning]

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John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[See the faithful now returning]" 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