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God Working in the Soul

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: 'Tis God the spirit leads
Title: God Working in the Soul
Author: James Montgomery
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Source: Christian Psalmist
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

OLNEY (Mason)


TENDERNESS (Hamilton)


ST. THOMAS (Williams)

ST. THOMAS is actually lines 5 through 8 of the sixteen-line tune HOLBORN, composed by Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) and published in his Collection (1763, 1765) as a setting for Charles Wesley's text "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" (570). The harmonization is by Lowell Maso…

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #170

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #170

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #170

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #170

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #170

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #170

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #484

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #898

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #365

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d935

Chapel Hymns #d586

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #179

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Christian Melodies #131

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Christian Melodies #131

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Christian Science Hymnal #a101

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Christian Science Hymnal #aa101

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Christian Science Hymnal #101

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #354

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Christian Science Hymnal #101a

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Christian Science Hymnal #101b

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Christian Science Hymnal #101c

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Christian Science Hymnal #101

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Christian Science Hymnal #200

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Church Choral-Book #319

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d1071

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Church Melodies #152

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Church Psalmist #203

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Church Psalmist #203

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Church Psalmist #203

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Church Psalmody #H197

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Church Psalmody #197

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d752

Congregational Singing Book #d63

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Good as Gold #188d

Harmony in Praise #d232

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High School Hymnal #40

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #68

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #123

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #132

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #132

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #211

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #211

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Hymn, Tune, and Service Book for Sunday Schools #81

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conference Meetings #d93

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conferences. 2nd ed. #d85

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #510

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #510

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Hymns for Christian Melody #397

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Hymns for Public Worship #52

Hymns for Social Worship and Private Devotion #d164

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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #46

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #180

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #180

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d319

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Laudes Domini #533

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #197

Massachusetts Sabbath School Hymn Book #d194

Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #d62

Melodies of the Church #d1027

Our Service of Song #d266

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #589

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H207

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Psalms and Hymns #221

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Sabbath School Songs #26b

School and College Hymnal #d164

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School and College Hymnal #40

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Seamen's Hymns #203

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d628

Select Hymns #d459

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Select Hymns #80

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Social Psalmist #203

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #641

Songs for Social and Public Worship. Rev. ed. #d438

Songs for the New Day #d91

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #402

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #402

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #402

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Songs for the Sanctuary #402

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Songs for the Sanctuary #402

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Songs for the Sanctuary #402

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Songs of Pilgrimage #613

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #119

Sunday School Hymnal #d420

Supplement to Watts #d432

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The American Sabbath School Singing Book #143

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The Baptist Harp #166

The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d507

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #288

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #72.288

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #1398

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The Baptist Hymn Book #288

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The Baptist Praise Book #540

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The Baptist Psalmody #262

The Book of Praise #d817

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