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Celebremos Su Gloria #424
Tune Title: GIVE ME JESUS First Line: Dejo el mundo, y sigo a Cristo Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8 7 8 7 / Coro Key: F Major or modal Date: 1992
Celebremos Su Gloria #424
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[Take the world, but give me Jesus] (Sweney)
[Take the world, but give me Jesus] (Sweney)
Composer: John R. SweneyPublished in 105 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 >Arrangements
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Celebremos Su Gloria #623
Tune Title: GIVE ME JESUS First Line: Este templo dedicamos a tu gloria Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8 7 8 7 D Key: E♭ Major Date: 1992
Celebremos Su Gloria #623
Clarion Call #231
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] (Sweney) First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Key: F Major Date: 2002
Clarion Call #231
Gospel Songs of Praise #23
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] (Sweney) First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Key: F Major Date: 1980
Gospel Songs of Praise #23
Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #252
Tune Title: [Dejo el mundo y sigo a Cristo] First Line: Dejo el mundo y sigo a Cristo Composer: John R. Sweney (1837-1899) Key: E♭ Major Date: 2010
Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #252
Himnos de la Iglesia #474
Tune Title: GIVE ME JESUS First Line: Yo vivía en el pecado Composer: John Sweney Key: F Major Date: 1995
Himnos de la Iglesia #474
Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #617
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Key: F Major Date: 1997
Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #617
Redeeming Love #87
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] (Sweney) First Line: Take the world but give me Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Key: F Major Date: 2021
Redeeming Love #87
Sacred Selections for the Church #443
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: Jno. R. Sweney Date: 1990
Sacred Selections for the Church #443
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #329
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus; All its joys are but a name] First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus; All its joys are but a name Composer: John R. Sweney (1837-1899) Meter: 8.7.8.7.Ref. Incipit: 12332 35443 21231 Key: F Major or modal Date: 1985
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #329
Sing Joyfully #366
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Key: F Major Date: 1989
Sing Joyfully #366
Small Church Music #1290
Tune Title: [Take the world but give me Jesus] First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney
Small Church Music #1290
Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #333
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Key: F Major Date: 1989
Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #333
The Celebration Hymnal #554
Tune Title: GIVE ME JESUS First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8.7.8.7. with Refrain Key: F Major Date: 1997
The Celebration Hymnal #554
The Christian Life Hymnal #385
Tune Title: GIVE ME JESUS (SWENEY) First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Date: 2006
The Christian Life Hymnal #385
The Cyber Hymnal #6963
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: John Robson Sweney Incipit: 12323 54432 12311 Key: F Major
The Cyber Hymnal #6963
The Cyber Hymnal #11343
Tune Title: [Only those few words of greeting] First Line: Only those few words of greeting Composer: John Robson Sweney Key: F Major
The Cyber Hymnal #11343
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #443
Tune Title: GIVE ME JESUS First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Meter: 8.7.8.7. with refrain Date: 1986
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #443
Timeless Truths #182
Tune Title: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Composer: John R. Sweney Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Key: F Major Source: Review and Herald Publishing Association, The Gospel in Song, 1926 (57); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/t/t/ttwbgmej.htm); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Give_Me_Jesus)
Timeless Truths #182
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