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[Be not afraid, only believe]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 33335 13244 44322
[Be not afraid, only believe]
Be Not Afraid
Author: John R. Clements Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Be not afraid, only believe Refrain First Line: Be not afraid, only believe Scripture: Mark 5:36 Used With Tune: [Be not afraid, only believe]
Be Not Afraid
Be Not Afraid
Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) #24 (1903) First Line: Be not afraid, only believe Refrain First Line: Be not afraid, only believe Scripture: Mark 5:36 Languages: English Tune Title: [Be not afraid, only believe]
Be Not Afraid
Only Believe
Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 #18 (1898) First Line: "Be not afraid, only believe" Refrain First Line: "Be not afraid, only believe" Languages: English Tune Title: ["Be not afraid, only believe"]
Only Believe
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[Be not afraid, only believe]" in The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) 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
John R. Sweney
John R. Clements
1868 - 1946 Author of "Be Not Afraid" in The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
John R. Clements
