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Celestial Songs #802
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1921
Celestial Songs #802
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[Onward still, and upward]
[Onward still, and upward]
Composer: John R. SweneyPublished in 22 hymnals
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Composer: John R. 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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Christian Melodies #12
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1899
Christian Melodies #12
Crowning Glory #77
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
Crowning Glory #77
Finest of the Wheat Male Chorus #68
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1896
Finest of the Wheat Male Chorus #68
Hymn-Songs #126
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1895
Hymn-Songs #126
Junior Songs #148
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: D Major Date: 1892
Junior Songs #148
Living Hymns #74
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: D Major Date: 1890
Living Hymns #74
Melodies of Salvation #118
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1900
Melodies of Salvation #118
Melodies of Salvation #118
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1901
Melodies of Salvation #118
Redemption Songs #306
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: John R. Sweney Date: 1937
Redemption Songs #306
Songs of Help #158
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: John R. Sweney Date: 1917
Songs of Help #158
Soul Winning Songs #58
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1898
Soul Winning Songs #58
Sunlit Songs #148
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1890
Sunlit Songs #148
The Bible School Hymnal #73
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1907
The Bible School Hymnal #73
The Century Gospel Songs #48
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1901
The Century Gospel Songs #48
The Cyber Hymnal #11405
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: John R. Sweney Key: D Major
The Cyber Hymnal #11405
The Emory Hymnal No. 2 #114
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1891
The Emory Hymnal No. 2 #114
The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #74
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #74
The Voice of Praise #72
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: D Major Date: 1904
The Voice of Praise #72
The Young People's Hymnal No. 2 #36
Tune Title: [Onward, still, and upward] First Line: Onward, still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1905
The Young People's Hymnal No. 2 #36
Triumphant Songs No.4 #147
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
Triumphant Songs No.4 #147
Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #316
Tune Title: [Onward still, and upward] First Line: Onward still, and upward Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1894
Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #316
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