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 anonymously in Henry Boyd's Select Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1793), DUKE STREET was credited to John Hatton (b. Warrington, England, c. 1710; d, St. Helen's, Lancaster, England, 1793) in William Dixon's Euphonia (1805). Virtually nothing is known about Hatton, its composer,…
Display Title: To Adam thus Jehovah spakeFirst Line: To Adam thus Jehovah spakeAuthor: James MontgomeryMeter: 8.8.8.8Date: 1854Subject: Fall and restoration of man |
Display Title: To Adam Thus Jehovah SpakeFirst Line: To Adam thus Jehovah spakeTune Title: DUKE STREETAuthor: James Montgomery, 1771-1854Meter: LMSource: Christian Psalmist fourth edition (Glasgow,Scotland: William Collins, 1826)