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 >
Composed by John B. Dykes (PHH 147), BEATITUDO was published in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1875), where it was set to Isaac Watts' "How Bright Those Glorious Spirits Shine." Originally a word coined by Cicero, BEATITUDO means "the condition of blessedness."
Like many of Dykes's…
Display Title: Psalm 8First Line: O Lord, our Lord, how excellent Thy name on earth is knownTune Title: BEATITUDOAuthor: James Montgomery (1771-1854)Scripture: Psalm 8Date: 2002Subject: The Psalms |
Display Title: O Lord, Our King, How ExcellentFirst Line: O Lord, our king, how excellentTune Title: BRINGHURST STREETAuthor: James MontgomeryMeter: CMSource: Songs of Zion (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orne & Brown, 1822)
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