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[O singt vom Entzücken der seligen Schaar]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 51111 23565 55671 Used With Text: Heilige Weisheit

Author: Frank Gould; G. Weiler Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O singt vom Entzücken der seligen Schaar Refrain First Line: Erlösung besingt Used With Tune: [O singt vom Entzücken der seligen Schaar]

O, Sing of the Rapture

Author: Frank Gould Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O sing of the rapture, the holy delight Lyrics: 1 O sing of the rapture, the holy delight, Salvation so freely bestows, Our path, like the noonday, is cloudless and bright With joy from his presence that flows. Refrain: Salvation is free, salvation is free, A perfect salvation for you and for me; When over the river our dwelling we see, We’ll shout as we enter, salvation is free. 2 O sing of the fulness of infinite love, The bliss that we constantly share, Communing with Jesus our Savior above, And knowing our treasure is there. [Refrain] 3 How sweet when we gather to worship his name, And praise him for all he has done, To feel, while the riches of grace we proclaim, Our Eden on earth is begun. [Refrain] 4 O glory to Jesus! again and again Our song of devotion shall rise, And angels re-echo the joyful amen, They bear from our hearts to the skies. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [O sing of the rapture, the holy delight]

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O, Sing of the Rapture

Author: Frank Gould Hymnal: The Finest of the Wheat #143 (1890) First Line: O sing of the rapture, the holy delight Lyrics: 1 O sing of the rapture, the holy delight, Salvation so freely bestows, Our path, like the noonday, is cloudless and bright With joy from his presence that flows. Refrain: Salvation is free, salvation is free, A perfect salvation for you and for me; When over the river our dwelling we see, We’ll shout as we enter, salvation is free. 2 O sing of the fulness of infinite love, The bliss that we constantly share, Communing with Jesus our Savior above, And knowing our treasure is there. [Refrain] 3 How sweet when we gather to worship his name, And praise him for all he has done, To feel, while the riches of grace we proclaim, Our Eden on earth is begun. [Refrain] 4 O glory to Jesus! again and again Our song of devotion shall rise, And angels re-echo the joyful amen, They bear from our hearts to the skies. [Refrain] Tune Title: [O sing of the rapture, the holy delight]

O, Sing of the Rapture

Author: Frank Gould Hymnal: Songs of Perfect Love #119 (1886) First Line: O sing of the rapture, the holy delight Refrain First Line: Salvation is free Languages: English Tune Title: [O sing of the rapture, the holy delight]

Heilige Weisheit

Author: Frank Gould; G. Weiler Hymnal: Die Perle #96 (1894) First Line: O singt vom Entzücken der seligen Schaar Refrain First Line: Erlösung besingt Languages: German Tune Title: [O singt vom Entzücken der seligen Schaar]

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John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[O sing of the rapture, the holy delight]" in The Finest of the Wheat 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 congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker. Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission