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Sweney, John RobsonJohn Robson Sweney
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(1837 - 1899)
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Take the World, but Give Me Jesus

Take the World, but Give Me Jesus
John Robson Sweney


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Composer
John Robson Sweney
John Robson Sweney (1837 - 1899)
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Piano solo

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Hymn - Sacred

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John Robson Sweney
Zisi, Matthew
CopyrightCopyright © Matthew Zisi
Stirring arrangement of Take the World, but Give Me Jesus, perfect for offertory or other special service music
Added by crosby3145, 19 Nov 2019

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This sheet music is part of the collection of crosby3145 :
Tell Me the Story of Jesus and Nine Other Hymns by John R. Sweney

The name Fanny Crosby remains famous today—so famous, even the non-musical among us have often heard of her. This is because she wrote such stirring lyrics of praise to God, in spite of the fact that she was blind. Crosby wouldn’t still be remembered today if her hymns weren’t special, but her words are only half of the story. Behind every Crosby hymn lies a tune that, ninety-nine percent of the time, somebody other than Crosby wrote. She worked with several different composers during her life, but one of the most common was John Robson Sweney.
He was born the last day of the year, 1837, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a musical prodigy who was teaching music at school before he’d even finished school himself! At nineteen or twenty, he received more formal instruction from a German teacher—it wasn’t at all uncommon in those days for the best musicians in America to study with someone from Europe, where musical training was more established. Sweney moved to Dover at twenty-two, and when the Civil War broke out, he served the Union by conducting the Third Delaware Regiment. When the war was over, he took a position teaching music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, where he would teach the next several years. He also led choirs and a cornet band which became notable in that part of the state.
Meanwhile, Sweney was already showing the ability to compose, having written several piano pieces in the 1860s. He began writing hymns at a church in Chester, PA, in 1871, and was soon being called on to lead music for the congregations of evangelists. He did this at several places around the United States—Ocean Grove, New Jersey; Lake Bluff, Illinois; New Albany, Indiana; Old Orchard, Maine; Round Lake, New York, and other places. “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” was the frequent testimony to his skill. Later, he led music at Bethany Presbyterian Church, a large, well-known church in Philadelphia.
Altogether, Sweney would write over 1,000 hymn tunes in his life, publishing them in books with titles like “Gems of Praise,” “The Ark of the Praise,” “Joy to the World,” and others. On April 10, 1899, he died peacefully at the age of 61, having left behind a long legacy of hymns.
Sweney didn’t always collaborate with Crosby on hymns, but when he did, the results were often memorable—he wrote the music for “Tell Me the Story of Jesus” and “My Savior First of All,” among others. “Beulah Land,” a setting of words by Edgar Page Stites, has been translated into many different languages and was considered one of his best known in 1907—it is still often included in hymnals today. The hymns represent a wide range of styles—they can be found in such different meters as 4/4, 9/8, or 6/8—but they all have memorable tunes that do a great job supporting the words. It’s safe to say that he succeeded in getting a congregation to sing partly through writing such excellent tunes. I hope these compositions by him prove a blessing to you and your church!
Note: For Tell Me the Story of Jesus and Victory through Grace See Praise Him! Praise Him! and Nine Other Hymns by Fanny J. Crosby

Sheet music list :
› Sweney, John Robson : Beulah Land
› Sweney, John Robson : Faithful Unto Death
› Sweney, John Robson : Fill Me Now
› Sweney, John Robson : More About Jesus
› Sweney, John Robson : My Savior First of All
› Sweney, John Robson : Sunshine in My Soul
› Sweney, John Robson : Take the World, but Give Me Jesus
› Sweney, John Robson : Unsearchable Riches