Swertner, John, b. Sept. 12, 1746, at Haarlem, in Holland, Moravian minister at various places in England and Ireland; d. at Bristol, March 11, 1813.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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"Recent manuscript studies suggest a date for the tune around 1814 when Bechler served on Staten Island," Albert H Frank, Companion to the 1995 Moravian Book of Worship (Bethlehem, PA: Moravian Music Foundation, 2004), p. 128.
Display Title: Glad Praises SingFirst Line: Glad praises sing unto the Lord!Tune Title: [Glad praises sing unto the Lord!]Author: J. SweetnerDate: 1914
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