Display Title: God Is My Strong Salvation First Line: God is my strong salvation Tune Title: CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.6.7.6. Scripture: Psalm 27 Date: 2012 Subject: Anniversaries | ; Assurance | ; Church Year | Lent; Church Year | Transfiguration; Conflict | ; Courage | ; Darkness | ; Elements of Worship | Call to Worship; Elements of Worship | Confession (Individual); Elements of Worship | Gathering; Elements of Worship | Prayer for Illumination; Enemies | ; Freedom from Fear | ; God | Dependence on; God as | Refuge; God as | Shelter; God's | Armor; God's | Love; God's | Presence; God's | Protection; God's | Strength; Hope | ; Joy | ; Judgment | ; Lament | Individual; Mercy | ; Occasional Services | Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services | Funerals; Occasional Services | Ordination and/or Installation; Peace | ; People of God / Church | Suffering; Prayer | ; Temptation And Trial | ; Truth | ; Year A, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 3rd Sunday | ; Year C, Lent, 2nd Sunday |
Psalms for All Seasons #27D
James Montgomery (b. Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1771; d. Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 1854), the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school, Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. He was editor of the Sheffield Iris (1796-1827), a newspaper that sometimes espoused radical causes. Montgomery was imprisoned briefly when he printed a song that celebrated the fall of the Bastille and again when he described a riot in Sheffield that reflected unfavorably on a military commander. He also protested against slavery, the lot of boy chimney sweeps, and lotteries. Associated with Christians of various persuasions, Montgomery supported missio… Go to person page >
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