John R. Sweney

John Robson Sweney
Born	(1837-12-31)December 31, 1837 West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 10, 1899(1899-04-10) (aged 61)
Resting place	Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Pennsylvania Military Academy (BA)
Occupation(s)	Professor of music, composer

John Robson Sweney (December 31, 1837 – April 10, 1899) was an American composer from Pennsylvania. He was a professor of music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy for twenty-five years and collaborated with William J. Kirkpatrick to produce and publish over 1,000 gospel hymn songs and over sixty hymnal books. His most popular and widely known hymn is "Beulah Land".