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Better Than Pearls #11
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1881
Better Than Pearls #11
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[When Jesus shall gather the nations] (Sweney)
[When Jesus shall gather the nations] (Sweney)
Composer: John R. SweneyPublished in 24 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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Cheerful Songs #176
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1891
Cheerful Songs #176
Christ in Song #42
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: F Major Date: 1908
Christ in Song #42
Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #311
Tune Title: [Cuando junte Jesús las naciones] First Line: Cuando junte Jesús las naciones Composer: John R. Sweney, 1837-1899 Key: E♭ Major Date: 2010
Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #311
Himnario Adventista #492
Tune Title: [Cuando junte Jesús las naciones] First Line: Cuando junte Jesús las naciones Composer: Juan R. Sweney Key: F Major Date: 1962
Himnario Adventista #492
Living Hymns #176
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: F Major or modal Date: 1890
Living Hymns #176
Precious Hymns for Times of Refreshing and Revival #1
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1885
Precious Hymns for Times of Refreshing and Revival #1
Protestant Madagascar Hymnal, 2001 #788
Tune Title: [Jesu, Friend of the children] First Line: Ry Jeso Sakaizan'ny zaza (Jesu, Friend of the children) Date: 2001
Protestant Madagascar Hymnal, 2001 #788
Quartette #299
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1889
Quartette #299
Redemption Songs #39
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1889
Redemption Songs #39
Sacred Trio #39
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1889
Sacred Trio #39
Small Church Music #6414
Tune Title: [Jesu Friend of the children] First Line: Ry Jeso Sakaizan'ny zaza (Jesu, Friend of the children)
Small Church Music #6414
Songs of Peace, Love and Joy #49
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1885
Songs of Peace, Love and Joy #49
Songs of the Morning #31
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1890
Songs of the Morning #31
Temple Songs #176
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1892
Temple Songs #176
Temple Trio #317
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1886
Temple Trio #317
The Church Hymnal #538
Tune Title: HE WILL GATHER THE WHEAT First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 9.8.9.8. With Refrain Incipit: 34565 31321 6 Key: F Major Date: 1941
The Church Hymnal #538
The Cyber Hymnal #2673
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: John Robson Sweney Incipit: 34565 31321 66511 Key: F Major
The Cyber Hymnal #2673
The Emory Hymnal No. 2 #176
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1891
The Emory Hymnal No. 2 #176
The Great Awakening #121
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1886
The Great Awakening #121
The New Jubilee Harp #224
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1885
The New Jubilee Harp #224
The New Jubilee Harp #224
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1888
The New Jubilee Harp #224
The Revival Wave #141
Tune Title: [When Jesus shall gather the nations] First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1887
The Revival Wave #141
The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1320
Tune Title: HE WILL GATHER THE WHEAT IN HIS GARNER First Line: When Jesus shall gather the nations Composer: Jn. R. Sweney Key: F Major or modal Date: 1886
The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1320
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