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[Though burdens heavy we here must bear]
Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 51333 24332 11122 Used With Text: The Home of Endless Years
[Though burdens heavy we here must bear]
The Home of Endless Years
Author: John R. Clements Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Though burdens heavy we here must bear Refrain First Line: In the better land Lyrics: 1 Though burdens heavy we here must bear
And the eyes are made dim with tears,
There’ll be naught of sorrow “over there”
In the “home of the endless years.”
Refrain:
In the better land,
In that sunny land,
In that Eden land, safe by and by;
In that better land,
In that sunny land,
In that Eden land, safe by and by.
2 With toilsome effort in faith we sow,
Tho’ no harvest our vision cheers;
We will not lose heart, ‘twill all be plain,
In the “home of the endless years.” [Refrain]
3 We’ll labor on with a smile and song,
And we’ll give to the winds our fears,
For the day of trials can’t be long,
Soon the “home of the endless years.” [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Though burdens heavy we here must bear]
The Home of Endless Years
The Home of Endless Years.
Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Victory Songs #20 (1920) First Line: Tho' burdens heavy we here must bear Refrain First Line: In the better land Lyrics: 1 Tho' burdens heavy we here must bear,
And the eyes are made dim with tears,
There’ll be naught of sorrow “over there”
In the “home of the endless years.”
Chorus:
In the better land,
In that sunny land,
In that Eden land, safe by and by;
In that better land,
In that sunny land,
In that Eden land, safe by and by.
2 With toilsome effort in faith we sow,
Tho’ no harvest our vision cheers;
We will not lose heart, ‘twill all be plain,
In the “home of the endless years.” [Chorus]
3 We’ll labor on with a smile and song,
And we’ll give to the winds our fears,
For the day of trials can’t be long,
Soon the “home of the endless years.” [Chorus] Topics: Future, The Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' burdens heavy we here must bear]
The Home of Endless Years.
The Home of Endless Years
Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings #38 (1913) First Line: Tho' burdens heavy we here must bear Refrain First Line: In the better land Topics: Heaven Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' burdens heavy we here must bear]
The Home of Endless Years
The Home of Endless Years
Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Inspiring Hymns #38 (1914) First Line: Tho' burdens heavy we here must bear Refrain First Line: In the better land, in that sunny land Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' burdens heavy we here must bear]
The Home of Endless Years
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Composer of "[Tho' burdens heavy we here must bear]" in Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings 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 "The Home of Endless Years" in Hallowed Hymns, New and Old 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
