Through shades and solitudes profound

Through shades and solitudes profound

Author: James Montgomery
Published in 15 hymnals

Author: James Montgomery

Montgomery, James, son of John Montgomery, a Moravian minister, was born at Irvine, Ayrshire, Nov. 4, 1771. In 1776 he removed with his parents to the Moravian Settlement at Gracehill, near Ballymena, county of Antrim. Two years after he was sent to the Fulneck Seminary, Yorkshire. He left Fulneck in 1787, and entered a retail shop at Mirfield, near Wakefield. Soon tiring of that he entered upon a similar situation at Wath, near Rotherham, only to find it quite as unsuitable to his taste as the former. A journey to London, with the hope of finding a publisher for his youthful poems ended in failure; and in 1792 he was glad to leave Wath for Shefield to join Mr. Gales, an auctioneer, bookseller, and printer of the Sheffield Register newspap… Go to person page >

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First Line: Through shades and solitudes profound
Author: James Montgomery
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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, to which are added prayers for families and individuals (New and Enl. Stereotype Ed.) #611Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #485Image
Additional Hymns to the Collection of Hymns for the use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #611Image
Hymn Book for Christian Worship #631Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #211Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship (1st ed.) #211Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (30th ed.) #211Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (4th ed. 3rd rev. ed.) #211Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (60th ed., 1st rev. ed.) #211Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d819
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons 3rd Am. from 9th London ed. #d236
Select Melodies; Comprising the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use, and not generally found in standard church hymn-books: as also a number of original pieces, and translations from...German #281Image
Select Melodies, comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use #d246
Select Melodies, Comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use not Found in the Standard Methodist Episcopal Hymnal #d249
Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs: adapted to private and public worship, selected from various authors #254Image
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