[Down into the fountain I will humbly go]

[Down into the fountain I will humbly go]

Composer: Jno. R. Sweney
Published in 15 hymnals


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Composer: Jno. 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 >

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Title: [Down into the fountain I will humbly go]
Composer: Jno. R. Sweney
Incipit: 55556 51343 24444
Copyright: Public Domain

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Diadems #328

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Famous Gospel Hymns #29

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Famous Hymns #29

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Glorious Hymns #25

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Hymni Ecclesiae #514

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Hymns of Glory No. 2 #221

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Make Christ King #218

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Songs of Conquest #130

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Songs of Salvation and Service. Revised #221

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Songs of the Century #115

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The New Evangel #76

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The New Make Christ King #233

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The World Evangel #252

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Treasury of Song #358

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Winona Hymns #196

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