James Montgomery (4 November 1771 – 30 April 1854 / Irvine in Ayrshire)

''Yet nightly pitch my moving tent,
A day's march nearer home.''
James Montgomery (1771-1854), British poet. At Home in Heaven.
''Stand up and bless the Lord,
Ye children of His choice;
Stand up, and bless the Lord your God
With heart, and soul, and voice.''
James Montgomery (1771-1854), renewer of the Old Church of the Brethren and hymn-writer. "Exhortation to Praise and Thanksgiving," l. 1-4 (1824).
''Journey to Gethsemane, go and feel the tempter's power;
Your Redeemer's conflict see, watch the anguish of this hour;
Do not hide or turn away: learn from Jesus how to pray.''
James Montgomery (1771-1854), renewer of the Old Church of the Brethren and hymn-writer. New Century Hymnal (1995). "Journey to Gethsemane," l. 1-4 (1820). Alt.
''Be known to us in breaking bread,
But do not then depart;
Saviour, abide with us, and spread
Thy table in our heart.''
James Montgomery (1771-1854), renewer of the Old Church of the Brethren and hymn-writer. "The Family Table," l. 9-13, The Christian Psalmist (1825).
''God is my strong salvation,
What foe have I to fear?
In darkness and temptation,
My light, my help is near;''
James Montgomery (1771-1854), renewer of the Old Church of the Brethren and hymn-writer. "Trust in the Lord," l. 1-4.

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