Come at the morning hour, Comet, let us kneel and pray

Come at the morning hour, Comet, let us kneel and pray

Author: James Montgomery
Published in 59 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Come at the morning hour,
Comet, let us kneel and pray;
Prayer is the Christian pilgrim's staff
To walk with God all day.

2 At noon, beneath the Rock
Of ages, rest and pray;
Sweet is that shelter from the sun
In weary heat of day.

3 At evening, in thy home,
Around its altar, pray;
And finding there the house of God,
With heaven then close the day.

4 When midnight veils our eyes,
Oh, it is sweet to say,
I sleep, but my heart waketh, Lord!
With thee to watch and pray.

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #305

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 >

Text Information

First Line: Come at the morning hour, Comet, let us kneel and pray
Author: James Montgomery
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

VENICE


STATE STREET


GORTON (Beethoven)

The tune GORTON derives from the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23, Opus 57 (1807); however, the arranger and any significance to the tune title are unknown. GORTON was published with this versification of Psalm 79 in the 1912 Psalter. Sing this tune in parts, beginning v…

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #463

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #463

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #574

Choral Harp for Sunday Schools #d20

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Christian Praise #50

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Church Harmonies #367

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Glad Tidings #118b

Harmony in Praise #d25

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #67

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #534

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #765

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #750

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #750

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #821

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Hymns for Public Worship #164

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #1168

Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d71

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Our Glad Hosanna #276

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Plymouth Collection #a1330

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1330

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Revival Hymns #17

Soldier's Friend #d9

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #602

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #886

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #886

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Songs for the Sanctuary #886

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Songs for the Sanctuary #886

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Songs for the Sanctuary #886

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d81

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Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #393

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #1330

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The Baptist Praise Book #76

The Book of Praise #d100

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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #451

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #938

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d97

The Gospel Hymnal #d84

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d97

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #141

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The People's Hymnal #397

The Service of Praise #d44

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The Voice of Praise #305

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Vestry Harmonies #50b

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Waters' Choral Harp #125c

Youthful Songs for Junior Societies #d6

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Gathered Jewels No. 2 #9

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Good-Will Songs #110

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Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy #394

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New Manual of Praise #129

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The Gospel Psalmist #638

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The Standard Church Hymnal #58

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Evangelical Hymnal #534

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The Otterbein Hymnal #397

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #67

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #67

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