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Tune Title: [When we reach the Jordan's tide] First Line: When we reach the Jordan's tide Key: G Major Date: 1963
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[Like a shepherd, tender, true]
[Like a shepherd, tender, true]
Composer: John Robson SweneyPublished in 48 hymnals
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Composer: John Robson Sweney
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 congregati… Go to person page >Instances
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Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #23
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true, Jesus leads Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1917
Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #23
Bright Melodies #8
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1899
Bright Melodies #8
Choice Hymns No. 1 #4
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1902
Choice Hymns No. 1 #4
Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #120
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1902
Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #120
Favorites Number 2 #65
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1946
Favorites Number 2 #65
Favorites Number 3 #80
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1951
Favorites Number 3 #80
Finest of the Wheat Male Chorus #9
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true, Jesus leads, Jesus leads] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true, Jesus leads, Jesus leads Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1896
Finest of the Wheat Male Chorus #9
Genuine Gems of Sacred Song #29
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1911
Genuine Gems of Sacred Song #29
Give Thanks and Sing #66
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1909
Give Thanks and Sing #66
Gospel Hosannas #3
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1898
Gospel Hosannas #3
Gospel Hymns and Songs #23
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1918
Gospel Hymns and Songs #23
Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #272
Tune Title: JESUS LEADS First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: John R. Sweney Key: G Major Date: 1986
Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #272
Heart Melodies #61
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: G Major Date: 1961
Heart Melodies #61
Hymn-Songs #192
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1895
Hymn-Songs #192
Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church #153
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1916
Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church #153
Hymns of Praise Numbers One and Two Combined #131
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1926
Hymns of Praise Numbers One and Two Combined #131
Hymns of Praise #131
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1922
Hymns of Praise #131
Melodies of Salvation #254
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1900
Melodies of Salvation #254
Melodies of Salvation #254
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1901
Melodies of Salvation #254
Pentecostal Hymns No. 2 #9
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1898
Pentecostal Hymns No. 2 #9
Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #349
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: John R. Sweney Key: G Major Date: 1997
Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #349
Praise Hymns and Full Salvation Songs #104
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1898
Praise Hymns and Full Salvation Songs #104
Praise in Song #187
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1893
Praise in Song #187
Redemption Songs #735
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: John R. Sweney Date: 1937
Redemption Songs #735
Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #23
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1925
Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #23
Sacred Selections for the Church #169
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true, Jesus leads] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true, Jesus leads Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1990
Sacred Selections for the Church #169
Sacred Solos and Duets #87
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1925
Sacred Solos and Duets #87
Songs of Love and Praise No. 3 #192
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1896
Songs of Love and Praise No. 3 #192
Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 #199
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1898
Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 #199
Songs of Love and Praise #192
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
Songs of Love and Praise #192
Songs of Praise Number One #115
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1904
Songs of Praise Number One #115
Tabernacle Hymns #150
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1931
Tabernacle Hymns #150
The Bow of Promise #160
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1898
The Bow of Promise #160
The Cyber Hymnal #3254
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: John Robson Sweney Incipit: 34325 21121 72321 Key: G Major
The Cyber Hymnal #3254
The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #9
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #9
The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 #89
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1904
The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 #89
The Gospel Message No. 1 #13
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true, Jesus leads, Jesus leads] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true, Jesus leads, Jesus leads Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1911
The Gospel Message No. 1 #13
The Great Christian Hymnal #106
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: G Major Date: 1962
The Great Christian Hymnal #106
The King of Glory #62
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1918
The King of Glory #62
The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) #192
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1902
The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) #192
The Praise Hymnal #302
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: John R. Sweney, (1838-1899) Date: 1908
The Praise Hymnal #302
The Sunday School Hymnal #302
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: John R. Sweney, (1838-1899) Date: 1900
The Sunday School Hymnal #302
The Sunday School Hymnal #302
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: John R. Sweney, (1838-1899) Date: 1899
The Sunday School Hymnal #302
The Young People's Hymnal No. 2 #134
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1905
The Young People's Hymnal No. 2 #134
Wonder Hymns of Faith #103
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1923
Wonder Hymns of Faith #103
World Wide Revival Songs No. 2 #129
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1921
World Wide Revival Songs No. 2 #129
World Wide Revival Songs #129
Tune Title: [Like a shepherd, tender, true] First Line: Like a shepherd, tender, true Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1915
World Wide Revival Songs #129
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