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Celestial Songs #840
Tune Title: [Hear the shout and song of the gath'ring throng] First Line: Hear the shout and song of the gath'ring throng Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1921
Celestial Songs #840
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[Hear the shout and song of the gathering throng]
[Hear the shout and song of the gathering throng]
Composer: Jno. R. SweneyPublished in 4 hymnals
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Composer: Jno. R. Sweney
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 congregati… Go to person page >Instances
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Songs of the Century #122
Tune Title: [Hear the shout and song of the gath'ring throng] First Line: Hear the shout and song of the gath'ring throng Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1900
Songs of the Century #122
The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 #106
Tune Title: [Hear the shout and song of the gath’ring throng] First Line: Hear the shout and song of the gath’ring throng Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1904
The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 #106
The Redeemer's Praise #128
Tune Title: [Hear the shout and song of the gath'ring throng] First Line: Hear the shout and song of the gath'ring throng Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1906
The Redeemer's Praise #128
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