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Within these walls be peace

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: Within these walls be peace
Author: James Montgomery
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #489

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #489

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #489

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #489

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #489

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #489

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Children's Praise #37

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d1090

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d834

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #712

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #712

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #815

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #815

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #677

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conferences. 2nd ed. #d93

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d506

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Hymns for Christian Melody #810

Hymns for Schools and Families #d130

Hymns for Schools and Families #d582

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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #575

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #11

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #11

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #43

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #S43

Massachusetts Sabbath School Hymn Book #d214

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Pilgrim Songs #23

Sabbath School Choir #d39

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #544

Templi Carmina #d288

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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #513

The Anniversary and Sunday School Music Book No. 1-5 #d215

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d504

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d427

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d420

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The Child's Hymn Book #128

The Choralist #d404

The Christian Minstrel #d341

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The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #435

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The Christian Psalmist #638

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The Congregational Hymn Book #913

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The Disciples' Hymn Book #126

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d846

The Golden Harp #d409

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The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #426

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The New England Sabbath School Minstrel #7

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The Presbyterian Juvenile Psalmodist #236

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The Psalmody #883

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The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #D421

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The Sabbath School Bell #82b

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The Sabbath School Lute #134

The Sabbath School Lyre #d191

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The Sabbath School Lyre #129

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The Sabbath School Melodist #75

The Sabbath School Service and Hymn Book #d63

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The Sabbath School #41

The School Psalter #d332

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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #503

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The Sunday School Singing Book #39

The Union Harp and Revival Chorister. Rev ed. #d492

The Union Singing Book #d142

The Union Singing Book #85c

The Vestry Hymn Book #d563

The Westminster Collection of Sabbath School Hymns and Tunes #d141

Union Hymns. Rev. #d502

Union Hymns. Rev. #d517

Vestry Songs #d237

Youthful Voices #d255

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