O God, Thou Art My God Alone

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1 O God, thou art my God alone;
early to thee my soul shall cry,
a pilgrim in a land unknown,
a thirsty land whose springs are dry.

2 Yet through this rough and thorny maze
I follow hard on thee, my God;
thy hand unseen upholds my ways;
I safely tread where thou hast trod.

3 Thee in the watches of the night
when I remember on my bed,
thy presence makes the darkness light;
thy guardian wings are round my head.

4 Better than life itself, thy love,
dearer than all beside to me,
for whom have I in heaven above,
or what on earth, compared with thee?

5 Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice,
for all thy mercy I will give;
my soul shall still in God rejoice;
my tongue shall bless thee while I live.

Source: The Book of Praise #37

Author: James Montgomery

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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First Line: O God, Thou art my God alone, Early to Thee my soul shall cry
Title: O God, Thou Art My God Alone
Author: James Montgomery (1822)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Church Praise Book #406

The Church-Book #d307

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #670

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The College Hymnal #287

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The Coronation Hymnal #16

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The Cyber Hymnal #4912

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d503

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The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #364

The Gospel Hymnal #d432

The Gospel Praise Book #d313

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The Heart and Voice #26a

The Lesser Hymnal #d240

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #390

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #56

The Plymouth Hymnal #d353

The Praise Hymnal #74

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #381

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #381

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The Psalmody #660

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #185a

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d752

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The Scottish Hymnal #196

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d638

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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #38

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The Tribute of Praise #38

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The Tribute of Praise #38

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The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #20

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Trinity Hymnal #556

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d271

Universalist Hymn Book #d367

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Worship in the School Room #140

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Worship in the School Room #429

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