[To Thy cross, dear Christ, I'm clinging]

[To Thy cross, dear Christ, I'm clinging]

Composer: John R. Sweney
Published in 30 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

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 >

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Title: [To Thy cross, dear Christ, I'm clinging]
Composer: John R. Sweney
Incipit: 32135 56517 65132
Copyright: Public Domain

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Cheerful Songs #300

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Cheerful Songs #301

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Crowning Glory No. 1 #7

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Der Neue Kleine Psalter #201

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Highway Songs #26a

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Hymns of the Heart #109

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Hymns of the Kingdom #114

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Melodies of Salvation #105

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Melodies of Salvation #105

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Precious Hymns for Times of Refreshing and Revival #69

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Precious Hymns No. 2 #137

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Precious Hymns #69

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Quartette #411

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Rescue Songs #37

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Revival Hymns #13

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Songs of Faith and Hope #39

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Songs of Joy and Gladness #42

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Songs of Joy and Gladness with Supplement #42

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Songs of Redeeming Love #69

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Songs of the New Life #R69

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Songs of Triumph #3

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Temple Songs #69

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Temple Themes and Sacred Songs #s69

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Temple Trio #368

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The Emory Hymnal #135

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The Great Awakening #28

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The New Jubilee Harp #247

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The New Jubilee Harp #247

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The Quartet #69

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The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) #43

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