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Sweet is the pleasure, Itself cannot spoil

Sweet is the pleasure, Itself cannot spoil

Author: John S. Dwight
Published in 5 hymnals


Author: John S. Dwight

John Sullivan Dwight, born, in Boston, May 13, 1813, was a virtuoso in music, and an enthusiastic student of the art and science of tonal harmony. He joined a Harvard musical club known as "The Pierian Sodality" while a student at the University, and after his graduation became a prolific writer on musical subjects. Six years of his life were passed in the "Brook Farm Community." He was best known by his serial magazine, Dwight's Journal of Music, which was continued from 1852 to 1881. His death occurred in 1893. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes, Brown & Butterworth, 1906.… Go to person page >

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First Line: Sweet is the pleasure, Itself cannot spoil
Author: John S. Dwight
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Grammar School Hymn Book #d230

Grammar School Hymn Book #d230
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Hymns for Heart and Voice (2nd ed.) #114

Hymns for Heart and Voice (2nd ed.) #114
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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #853

Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #853
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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #853

Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #853
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The School Hymn-Book #232

The School Hymn-Book #232
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