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He will Help You

Author: J. B. MacKay Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Do you long to be made free from sin Refrain First Line: He will help you, help you Lyrics: 1 Do you long to be made free from sin? Look to Jesus, He will help you; His blood will make you pure within, Look to Jesus, He will help you. Refrain: He will help you, help you, Look to Jesus, He will help you; On His name believe, you will grace receive, Look to Jesus, He will help you. 2 Are you seeking light divine below? Look to Jesus, He will help you; His word will set you heart aglow, Look to Jesus, He will help you. [Refrain] 3 Has the world against your soul prevailed? Look to Jesus, He will help you; His mighty arm has never failed, Look to Jesus, He will help you. [Refrain] 4 Would you reach the blissful home above? Look to Jesus, He will help you; The home where all is peace and love? Look to Jesus, He will help you. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Do you long to be made free from sin]

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[Do you long to be made free from sin]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 55116 51133 45653 Used With Text: He will Help You

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He will Help You

Author: J. B. MacKay Hymnal: The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #139 (1894) First Line: Do you long to be made free from sin Refrain First Line: He will help you, help you Lyrics: 1 Do you long to be made free from sin? Look to Jesus, He will help you; His blood will make you pure within, Look to Jesus, He will help you. Refrain: He will help you, help you, Look to Jesus, He will help you; On His name believe, you will grace receive, Look to Jesus, He will help you. 2 Are you seeking light divine below? Look to Jesus, He will help you; His word will set you heart aglow, Look to Jesus, He will help you. [Refrain] 3 Has the world against your soul prevailed? Look to Jesus, He will help you; His mighty arm has never failed, Look to Jesus, He will help you. [Refrain] 4 Would you reach the blissful home above? Look to Jesus, He will help you; The home where all is peace and love? Look to Jesus, He will help you. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Do you long to be made free from sin]

He Will Help You

Author: J. B. MacKay Hymnal: Songs of Love and Praise #16 (1894) First Line: Do you long to be made free from sin? Refrain First Line: He will help you, help you Languages: English Tune Title: [Do you long to be made free from sin?]

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John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[Do you long to be made free from sin]" in The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 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