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[Blessed words that with me dwell]
Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 32156 11133 22123 Used With Text: Living water
[Blessed words that with me dwell]
Living water
Author: Jessie P. Tompkins Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: Blessed words that with me dwell Refrain First Line: I will be within thee Topics: Christ Abiding; Christ Living Water Used With Tune: [Blessed words that with me dwell]
Living water
Living Water
Author: Jessie P. Tompkins Hymnal: Heart Cheering Songs #7 (1899) First Line: Blessed words that with me dwell Refrain First Line: I will be within thee Languages: English Tune Title: [Blessed words that with me dwell]
Living Water
Living Water
Author: Jessie P. Tompkins Hymnal: Bright Melodies #13 (1899) First Line: Blessed words that with me dwell Refrain First Line: I will be within thee Languages: English Tune Title: [Blessed words that with me dwell]
Living Water
Living Water
Author: Jessie P. Tompkins Hymnal: Praise Hymns and Full Salvation Songs #21 (1898) First Line: Blessed words that with me dwell Refrain First Line: I will be within thee Languages: English Tune Title: [Blessed words that with me dwell]
Living Water
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[Blessed words that with me dwell]" in Songs for the King's Business 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
Jesse P. Tompkins
Person Name: Jessie P. Tompkins Author of "Living water" in Songs for the King's Business
Jesse P. Tompkins
