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[So near the door, and the door stood wide?]
Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 15432 12331 11465 Used With Text: Almost
[So near the door, and the door stood wide?]
Almost
Author: Amy Catherine Deck Walton Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9040 First Line: So near the door, and the door stood wide? Lyrics: 1 So near the door, and the door stood wide?
Close to the port, but not inside!
Near to the fold, yet not within,
Almost resolved to give up sin!
Almost persuaded to count the cost,
Almost a Christian, and yet lost?
2 Lord, help me trust in Thy Word today,
That Thou art the light, the truth, the way.
Now as I come, with my load of sin,
The door being open, O help me step in.
How sad the thought that for me, at last,
The door would be shut, and mercy past!
3 Savior, I come, I cry unto Thee,
O let not these words be true of me,
I want to come to the point today,
O suffer me not to turn away;
Give me no rest, till my soul shall be
Within the refuge, safe with Thee. Languages: English Tune Title: [So near the door, and the door stood wide]
Almost
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[So near the door, and the door stood wide?]" in The Great Awakening 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
John R. Sweney
Mrs. O. F. Walton
1849 - 1939 Author of "Almost" in The Great Awakening Mrs O. F. Walton (1849-1939); Mrs Walton was b. Amy Catherine Deck in 1849; in Feb. 1875 m. Octavius Frank Walton, and was subsequently known as Mrs O. F. Walton. Also known as Mrs. Octavius Frank Walton, Catherine Augusta Walton, and Mrs. Oriel Farnell Walton.
Mrs. O. F. Walton
