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[Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 56535 13231 21235 Used With Text: Pleading with Thee

Pleading with thee

Author: James L. Black Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam? Used With Tune: [Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam?]

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Author: James L. Black Hymnal: On Joyful Wing #23 (1886) First Line: Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam Refrain First Line: Pleading with thee, pleading with thee Lyrics: 1 Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam? Why wilt thou wander, an exile from home? Come, to the waters that sparkle so free, Jesus thy Saviour is pleading with thee. Refrain: Pleading with thee, pleading with thee, Waiting so patiently, pleading with thee; Come to the waters that sparkle so free, Jesus thy Saviour is pleading with thee. 2 All the day long by the wayside he stands, Showing the print of the nails in his hands; Come, or forever too late it may be, Now thy Redeemer is pleading with thee. [Refrain] 3 Why wilt thou slight him so faithful and true? Night is approaching, and what wilt thou do? Deeper and deeper the darkness will be, Haste, while the Saviour is pleading with thee. [Refrain] 4 Ask him to help thee just now to believe; Ask him in mercy thy heart to receive; Come, and this moment his child thou wilt be, Grieve not the Saviour now pleading with thee. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam]

Pleading with Thee

Author: James L. Black Hymnal: Temple Trio #23 (1886) First Line: Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam Refrain First Line: Pleading with thee, pleading with thee Tune Title: [Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam]

Pleading With Thee

Author: James L. Black Hymnal: Songs of Salvation #49 (1887) First Line: Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam? Languages: English Tune Title: [Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam?]

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James L. Black

Author of "Pleading with Thee" in On Joyful Wing Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam]" 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