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[Sinner, the Savior is calling today] (Sweney)

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 33334 56535 54344

Author: Joshua Gill Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Sinner, the Saviour is calling today Refrain First Line: Calling for thee, calling for the Used With Tune: [Sinner, the Saviour is calling today]

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The Saviour Is Calling

Author: Joshua Gill Hymnal: The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) #3 (1903) First Line: Sinner, the Saviour is calling today Refrain First Line: Calling for thee, calling for the Languages: English Tune Title: [Sinner, the Saviour is calling today]

The Saviour Is Calling

Author: Joshua Gill Hymnal: Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 #67 (1890) First Line: Sinner, the Saviour is calling today Refrain First Line: Calling for thee, calling for the Languages: English Tune Title: [Sinner, the Saviour is calling today]

The Saviour is Calling

Author: Joshua Gill Hymnal: Songs of Love and Praise No. 2 #184 (1895) First Line: Sinner, the Saviour is calling today Refrain First Line: Calling for thee, calling for thee Languages: English Tune Title: [Sinner, the Saviour is calling today]

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Joshua Gill

Author of "The Saviour Is Calling" in The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) Late 19th Century A minister, Gill’s works include: Sacred Melodies: Nos. 1 and 2 Combined (editor with Edward Avis) (Boston, Massachusetts: McDonald & Gill, 1886) Songs of Joy and Gladness, with William McDonald, John Sweney & William Kirkpatrick (Boston, Massachusetts: McDonald & Gill, 1886) The Voice of Triumph (Boston, Massachusetts: McDonald & Gill, 1894) Songs of Redemption (Boston, Massachusetts: Christian Witness Company, 1899) Hymns of Grace & Glory, with Henry Gilmour & William Kirkpatrick (Cleveland, Ohio: Evangelical Publishing House, 1901) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[Sinner, the Saviour is calling today]" in The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) 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