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My Pathway Grows Brighter
Author: Chester E. Pond Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter Refrain First Line: Yes, lifework grows easy Used With Tune: [The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter]
My Pathway Grows Brighter
[The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter]
Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 12333 32344 44345 Used With Text: Yes, lifework grows easy, and its burdens grow lighter
[The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter]
The Light on My Pathway
Author: Chester E. Pond Hymnal: Select Sunday School Songs #100 (1885) First Line: The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter Refrain First Line: Yes, lifework grows easy, and its burdens brow lighter Languages: English Tune Title: [The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter]
The Light on My Pathway
My Pathway Grows Brighter
Author: Chester E. Pond Hymnal: The Quiver of Sacred Song #33 (1880) First Line: The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter Refrain First Line: Yes, lifework grows easy Languages: English Tune Title: [The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter]
My Pathway Grows Brighter
My Pathway Grows Brighter
Author: Chester E. Pond Hymnal: The Quartet #222 (1884) First Line: The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter Refrain First Line: Yes, lifework grows easy Languages: English Tune Title: [The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter]
My Pathway Grows Brighter
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[The light on my pathway grows brighter and brighter]" in Select Sunday School Songs 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
C. E. Pond
Person Name: Chester E. Pond Author of "The Light on My Pathway" in Select Sunday School Songs
C. E. Pond
