John Robson Sweney (1837-1899)

MUSIC

NAME	SONGWRITERS	DATES	METER
A FRIEND INDEED	John Robson Sweney		11 7 11 7 r 9 8 11 7
A HANDFUL OF LEAVES	John Robson Sweney	1887	11 11 11 11 with refrain
A SHOUT IN THE CAMP	John Robson Sweney	1884	.
ADOPTED	John Robson Sweney		11 10 11 10 and refrain
ALL THIS FOR ME	John Robson Sweney		8 8 8 8 (L.M.) and refrain
ALLELUIAS WE'LL SING	John Robson Sweney	1893	12 9 12 9 12 11 12 9 r 10 8 8 9
AN OFFERING OF PRAISE	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
ANYWHERE IN HEAVEN	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 7 8 7 D r 13 12 13 13
AS THE BIRD FLIES HOME	John Robson Sweney		.
AT THE BREAKING OF THE DAY	John Robson Sweney	1891	.
AT THE GATE CALLED BEAUTIFUL	John Robson Sweney	1891	10 8 10 8 r 12 8 12 8
AWAKE AWAKE	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) and ref
AWAKE AWAKE THE MASTER	John Robson Sweney		.
AWAKE O ZION'S DAUGHTER	John Robson Sweney		7 6 8 6 D and refrain
BALM IN SECRET PRAYER	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 r 7 7 7 7
BEULAH LAND	John Robson Sweney	1876	8 8 8 8 r 8 8 8 8 8 8
Beyond the stars that brightly gleam	John Robson Sweney		.
BLESSED LAND OF SONG	John Robson Sweney		7 6 7 6 and refrain
BLEST BLEST FOREVER	John Robson Sweney		11 11 11 11 with refrain
BREAK FORTH IN SONG	John Robson Sweney		9 8 9 8 D r 8 9 9 7
BREAK FORTH O JOYFUL HEART	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
BY THE GRACE OF GOD	John Robson Sweney	1886	8 7 8 7 D and refrain
CALVARY (DARWOOD)	John Robson Sweney	1876	8 8 8 8 (L.M.) and refrain
CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT	John Robson Sweney		15 15 15 15 and refrain
CHRIST THE LORD IS COMING	John Robson Sweney		12 12 11 11 r 11 11
CLOSE THY HEART NO MORE	John Robson Sweney		8 5 8 5 and refrain
COME AND NO LONGER DELAY	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 7 8 7 D r 4 7 8 7
COME BOLDLY	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) and ref
COME IN COME IN	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
COMING AGAIN	John Robson Sweney	1880	9 9 9 10 and refrain
COMING TODAY	John Robson Sweney		9 9 9 10 and refrain
CONQUERING NOW AND STILL TO CO	John Robson Sweney		.
COVA DA IRIA	John Robson Sweney	1879	8 8 8 8 D (D.L.M.)
DEARER YES DEARER	John Robson Sweney		7 6 7 6 D and refrain
DO NOT MAKE LIGHT OF THE CALL	John Robson Sweney	1893	9 8 9 8 D r 9 8 9 8
EYE HATH NOT SEEN	John Robson Sweney	1893	10 10 10 8 r 8 8 10 8
FAIRER THAN THE MORNING	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
FAITHFUL AND TRUE	John Robson Sweney	1893	11 11 11 11 r 10 11 10 11
FALTER NOT	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
FILL ME NOW	John Robson Sweney	1879	8 7 8 7 and refrain
FLOW IN MY GOD	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 6 8 6 r 8 6 8 6
FROM THE CROSS TO THE CROWN	John Robson Sweney		11 11 11 11 r 12 12 11 11
FROM THE STRANGER COUNTRY	John Robson Sweney		6 5 6 5 D r 8 8 7 7
GATHER THE REAPERS HOME	John Robson Sweney		11 7 11 7 and refrain
GIVE ME JESUS	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
GLAD TIDINGS OF JOY	John Robson Sweney		10 10 10 7 r 7 10 7 7
GLORY GLORY ALL IS GLORY	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
GO AS AN HUMBLE DISCIPLE	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 7 8 7 r 8 7 8 7
GOD IS HERE	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
GOLDEN KEY	John Robson Sweney	1893	9 7 9 7
GOOD NEWS	John Robson Sweney		9 7 9 7 and refrain
Great is the Lord who ruleth over all	John Robson Sweney		.
HAPPY DAYS	John Robson Sweney		8 8 8 8 r 7 9 7 8
HAVE COMPASSION LORD ON ME	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
HE IS PRECIOUS	John Robson Sweney		12 7 12 7 and refrain
He leadeth His own with a gentle hand	John Robson Sweney		.
HE SAVES ME THROUGH	John Robson Sweney		8 8 8 6 r 6 8 8 6
HE SET THE JOY-BELLS RINGING	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
HE TOOK MY PLACE	John Robson Sweney		8 8 8 8 r 8 8 8 8
HE WILL COME AND SAVE YOU	John Robson Sweney	1907	7 6 7 6 r 6 6 6 6
HE WILL GATHER THE WHEAT	John Robson Sweney		9 8 9 8 and refrain
HEAVENLY MUSIC	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 D r 7 7 10 7 7 11
HILLSDALE	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 D r 8 7 8 7
HIS CHILD FOREVERMORE	John Robson Sweney		8 8 8 6 r 6 6 8 6
HOLY HOLY IS WHAT THE ANGELS	John Robson Sweney	1894	8 7 8 7 D and refrain
I AM COMING BLESSED LORD	John Robson Sweney		12 9 12 9 and refrain
I AM SAVED PRAISE HIS NAME	John Robson Sweney	1893	12 9 12 9 r 6 9 12 9
I AM WALKING WITH MY SAVIOUR	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 7 11 8 7 11 r 8 11 8 7 11
I HAVE A FRIEND	John Robson Sweney		10 9 10 9 r 10 9 10 9
I HAVE ENTERED BEULAH LAND	John Robson Sweney	1886	.
I LIVE BUT IN THEE	John Robson Sweney	1881	.
I SHALL BE WHITER THAN SNOW	John Robson Sweney	1891	11 8 11 8 and refrain
I WILL PRAISE HIM	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 7 8 7 r 8 7 8 7
I'LL PRAISE MY REDEEMER	John Robson Sweney	1893	11 11 11 11 r 11 11 11 11
I'M FREE	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 r 13 13
IF YE LOVE ME	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 7 8 7 r 8 7 8 7
IN THE CITY	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 7 8 7 8 8 7 and refrain
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE KING	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 D r 8 7 8 7
JESUS COME IN TODAY	John Robson Sweney	1893	6 6 6 4 D
JESUS IS PASSING BY	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
JESUS IS PASSING BY	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 r 6 8 8 6
JESUS LEADS	John Robson Sweney		7 6 7 6 7 7 7 6
JESUS LIVES AND LOVES	John Robson Sweney	1893	6 3 6 3 D r 6 6 6 5
JESUS LOVER OF MY SOUL	John Robson Sweney		7 7 7 7 D
JOYFULLY SING	John Robson Sweney	1881	11 11 11 11 with refrain
KEEP ME CLOSE TO THEE	John Robson Sweney	1893	9 8 8 9 r 6 8 6 9
LAY UP THY TREASURE IN HEAVEN	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 r 8 6 8 7
LEND A HAND	John Robson Sweney		6 5 6 5 D and refrain
LIVE UNTO HIM	John Robson Sweney	1893	11 10 11 10 r 11 10 11 10
LOST BUT FOUND	John Robson Sweney		7 7 7 7 7 7 r 6 7 7 7
MEDAN	John Robson Sweney	1879	8 7 8 7 r 8 7 8 7
More About Jesus	John Robson Sweney		8 8 8 8 (L.M.) and refrain
MORE AND MORE	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
MUSIC OF THE ANGELS	John Robson Sweney	1881	12 11 12 11 and refrain
MY REST	John Robson Sweney		.
MY SAVIOUR FIRST OF ALL	John Robson Sweney	1891	14 11 14 11 and refrain
MY SOUL SHOUTS GLORY	John Robson Sweney		10 8 10 8 and refrain
NO FAULT IN JESUS	John Robson Sweney		7 6 7 6 r 7 6 7 6
NO LONGER WAIT	John Robson Sweney		10 10 10 10 and refrain
NO VOICE BUT THINE	John Robson Sweney	1891	8 8 8 8 (L.M.) and refrain
NOTHING TO FEAR	John Robson Sweney		10 10 10 10 r 8 10 10 10
O BLESSED WORD	John Robson Sweney	1889	8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
O CHURCH OF GOD ARISE	John Robson Sweney		.
O COME TO THE FOUNTAIN	John Robson Sweney		12 11 12 11 r 12 11 12 11
O FLY TO HIM	John Robson Sweney	1890	.
O FOR A VISION OF JESUS	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 7 8 7 D r 8 7 8 7
O HE'S A WONDERFUL SAVIOUR	John Robson Sweney	1893	11 8 11 8 r 10 10 10 8
O SINNER COME HOME	John Robson Sweney		11 10 11 10 r 11 11 11 11
O THE RAINBOW ROUND THE THRONE	John Robson Sweney	1891	7 6 7 6 D and refrain
O WONDERFUL SAVIOUR	John Robson Sweney		9 8 9 8 and refrain
O YES I'M REDEEMED	John Robson Sweney	1853	11 8 11 11 8 r 10 8 10 8
ON LET US GO	John Robson Sweney	1886	.
ON MY WAY	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 8 8 8 r 8 8 8 8
ON THE HEIGHTS	John Robson Sweney	1893	9 7 9 7 r 9 8 9 8
ON TO VICTORY	John Robson Sweney		10 10 10 10 r 10 7 10 7
ONLY A BEAM OF SUNSHINE	John Robson Sweney	1887	7 7 8 7 D and refrain
ONLY A LITTLE WORD	John Robson Sweney		.
ONLY ONCE YOU PASS THIS WAY	John Robson Sweney		10 7 10 7 and refrain
ONWARD YE PILGRIMS	John Robson Sweney	1881	11 10 11 10 and refrain
OUR FATHERLAND	John Robson Sweney		8 8 8 8 (L.M.) and refrain
OUT IN THE SUNSHINE	John Robson Sweney		10 10 10 10 and refrain
OVER THE RIVER	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
OVER THE THRESHOLD	John Robson Sweney		.
PEACE TO MY SOUL	John Robson Sweney		6 5 6 5 and refrain
PHARES	John Robson Sweney		10 10 10 10 r 10 10 10 10
PRAISE HIM	John Robson Sweney		11 11 11 11 with refrain
PRECIOUS LESSONS	John Robson Sweney	1893	12 11 7 7 11 r 8 8 7 7 7
PRECIOUS MOMENTS	John Robson Sweney	1909	8 7 8 7 and refrain
PRESS ON (SWENEY)	John Robson Sweney		7 6 7 6 D and refrain
REDEEMED AND MADE BY SIMPLE FA	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
REDEEMING GRACE	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 r 8 7 8 7
REST AWHILE	John Robson Sweney	1893	11 10 11 10 r 10 10 10 10
ROCK IN THE DESERT	John Robson Sweney		10 10 10 10 r 10 10 10 10
SAFE IN THE GLORY LAND	John Robson Sweney		10 8 10 8 and refrain
SAVIOUR TO THEE	John Robson Sweney	1893	6 4 6 4 r 6 6 6 4
SCATTER SUNBEAMS	John Robson Sweney		7 7 7 7 and refrain
SCHINDLER	John Robson Sweney		7 6 7 6 and refrain
SEEK YE FIRST	John Robson Sweney		11 11 11 11 with refrain
SEND OUT THE SUNLIGHT	John Robson Sweney		10 10 10 7 and refrain
SHANGHAI	John Robson Sweney		8 5 8 5 r 8 5 8 5
SHOUTING HIS PRAISE	John Robson Sweney	1892	.
SHOWERS OF BLESSING	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
SINCE I FOUND MY SAVIOUR	John Robson Sweney		.
SINCE I FOUND MY SAVIOUR	John Robson Sweney		.
SING ON	John Robson Sweney		7 6 7 6 D and refrain
SING ONCE MORE OF JESUS	John Robson Sweney	1881	.
SING PRAISE TO GOD	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 6 8 6 r 8 6 8 6
SINGING OF JESUS	John Robson Sweney	1887	.
SOW IN THE MORNING	John Robson Sweney		11 11 11 11 with refrain
SOWING TO THE SPIRIT	John Robson Sweney		6 5 6 5 D and refrain
SPEAK FOR JESUS	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
STANDING ON THE BATTLEMENTS	John Robson Sweney		7 5 7 5 D and refrain
STARS IN MY CROWN	John Robson Sweney		12 9 12 9 and refrain
STORY OF JESUS	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 D and refrain
SUNSHINE	John Robson Sweney		9 6 8 6 and refrain
SUNSHINE IN MY SOUL	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 6 8 6 r 8 9 8 7
SWEET ASSURANCE	John Robson Sweney	1892	8 7 8 7 and refrain
SWEET LAND OF REST	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 5 6 8 6
SWEET STORY OF JESUS	John Robson Sweney	1881	.
TELL IT OUT	John Robson Sweney		7 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 and refrain
TELL THE BLESSED STORY	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 D r 6 5 6 5
TELL THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD	John Robson Sweney	1896	.
THE BLESSED SONG	John Robson Sweney	1893	9 6 9 6 r 9 6 9 6
THE CROSS IS MY ANCHOR	John Robson Sweney	1893	11 11 11 11 r 8 11 11 11
THE DEAR OLD STORY	John Robson Sweney		10 8 10 8 and refrain
THE ENDEAVOUR BAND	John Robson Sweney		8 8 8 8 (L.M.) and refrain
THE EVERLASTING SONG	John Robson Sweney		11 10 11 10 and refrain
THE HOUR OF PRAYER	John Robson Sweney		9 6 9 6 and refrain
THE JOYFUL SOUND	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 6 8 6 r 6 5 8 6
THE KING'S HIGHWAY	John Robson Sweney	1881	.
THE LIGHT THAT NEVER FAILS	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 6 8 6 r 4 6 8 6
THE MORNING DRAWETH NIGH	John Robson Sweney	1889	.
THE SAVIOUR WITH ME	John Robson Sweney	1890	8 7 8 7 and refrain
THE SAVIOUR WITH ME	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
THE SHEPHERD'S FOLD ON HIGH	John Robson Sweney	1892	8 7 8 7 D and refrain
THE SIMPLE EARNEST PRAYER	John Robson Sweney	1892	8 7 8 7 D and refrain
THERE IS A CROSS	John Robson Sweney		11 10 11 10 and refrain
THERE IS JOY IN MY SOUL	John Robson Sweney		12 12 12 12 and refrain
THOU ART WITH ME	John Robson Sweney	1893	6 5 6 5 D r 6 6 6 5
THOU WILT REMEMBER ME	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
THUS I WAIT	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
THY REIGN EVERLASTING	John Robson Sweney		6 5 6 5 D and refrain
TILL THE BOAT COMES BY	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
TIS SUMMER IN MY HEART	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
TO BE FOREVER THINE	John Robson Sweney	1893	7 6 7 6 r 6 6 8 6 6
TRAVELLER TURN	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 7 8 7 r 8 7 8 7
Trust God as a child of His love	John Robson Sweney		.
UNSEARCHABLE RICHES	John Robson Sweney	1882	10 7 10 7 and refrain
WAIT ON THE LORD	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
WAITING I AM WAITING	John Robson Sweney		8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
WALKING IN THE BLESSEDNESS	John Robson Sweney		10 7 10 7 and refrain
WE ALL CAN DO GOOD	John Robson Sweney	1881	11 8 11 8 and refrain
WE ARE NEARING	John Robson Sweney		8 7 8 7 and refrain
We are pilgrims looking home	John Robson Sweney		.
WE COME	John Robson Sweney	1893	11 11 11 11 with refrain
WE LIVE TO SERVE THE MASTER	John Robson Sweney	1893	7 6 7 6 D r 6 8 8 8 7
WE SING OF THE BEAUTIFUL	John Robson Sweney		11 8 11 8 and refrain
WE'LL MENTION THEM NO MORE	John Robson Sweney	1893	8 8 8 6 and refrain
WHEN EACH OTHERS FACE WE SEE	John Robson Sweney	1891	8 7 8 7 and refrain
When our ships have crossed	John Robson Sweney		.
WHEN WE ALL GET HOME	John Robson Sweney	1893	11 7 11 7 r 10 7 11 7
WHERE BUT TO THEE	John Robson Sweney		7 5 7 5 D r 8 8 8 5
WHY CLING TO EARTH	John Robson Sweney	1907	8 8 8 8 r 8 8 8 8
WILL YOU COME	John Robson Sweney	1889	.
WORDS OF TRUTH AND BEAUTY	John Robson Sweney	1893	irregular

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John Robson Sweney (1837-1899)