Doxology (L.M.)

All glory to the Father be, Coequal glory to the Son

Author: James Montgomery
Published in 1 hymnal

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All glory to the Father be,
Coequal glory to the Son,
And to the Holy Spiret,--Three,
In union of the Godhead One.
As 'twas ere measured time begun,
Is now, and shall for ever be,
While self-involving ages run
The circle of infinity.

Sacred Poems and Hymns

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: All glory to the Father be, Coequal glory to the Son
Title: Doxology (L.M.)
Author: James Montgomery
Meter: 8.8.8.8

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Sacred Poems and Hymns #356

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