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[No, not despairingly]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John R. Sweney Incipit: 33343 32321 55565 Used With Text: No, Not Despairingly

Appears in 104 hymnals First Line: No, not despairingly Lyrics: 1 No, not despairingly Come I to thee; No, not distrustingly Bend I the knee; Sin hath gone over me, Yet this is still my plea; Jesus hath died for me, Jesus hath died. 2 Lord, I confess to thee Sadly my sin! Now, tell I all to thee, All I have been; Purge thou my sin away, Wash thou my soul this day, Take thou my sin away; Lord, make me clean. 3 Faithful and just art thou, Forgiving all, Loving and kind art thou, When sorrows call; Lord, let the cleansing blood, Let the dear healing flood, Blood of the Lamb of God, Pass o'er my soul. Used With Tune: [No, not despairingly]

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No Not Despairingly

Hymnal: Joy to the World #17 (1879) First Line: No, not despairingly Lyrics: 1 No, not despairingly Come I to thee; No, not distrustingly Bend I the knee; Sin hath gone over me, Yet this is still my plea; Jesus hath died for me, Jesus hath died. 2 Lord, I confess to thee Sadly my sin! Now, tell I all to thee, All I have been; Purge thou my sin away, Wash thou my soul this day, Take thou my sin away; Lord, make me clean. 3 Faithful and just art thou, Forgiving all, Loving and kind art thou, When sorrows call; Lord, let the cleansing blood, Let the dear healing flood, Blood of the Lamb of God, Pass o'er my soul. Languages: English Tune Title: [No, not despairingly]

No, Not Despairingly

Hymnal: Finest of the Wheat Male Chorus #19 (1896) Languages: English Tune Title: [No, not despairingly]

No, Not Despairingly

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Good as Gold #57 (1880) Languages: English Tune Title: [No, not despairingly]

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John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[No, not despairingly]" in Joy to the World 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

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "No, Not Despairingly" in Good as Gold In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.