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 >
First published in Henri Frederick Hemy's Easy Hymn Tunes for Catholic Schools (1851), STELLA was a folk tune from northern England that Hemy heard sung by children in Stella, a village near Newcastle-upon-Tyme. In modified bar form (AA'B), the tune has an interesting rhythmic structure. Antiphonal…
Display Title: How precious are thy thoughts of peaceFirst Line: How precious are thy thoughts of peaceAuthor: MontgomeryDate: 1847Subject: Adoration, Praise, and Thanksgiving |
Display Title: How precious are thy thoughts of peaceFirst Line: How precious are thy thoughts of peaceAuthor: MontgomeryMeter: L. M. 6l.Date: 1871Subject: Character, Attributes, and Providence of God | ; God | goodness and omniscience; God Good and Omniscient |