James Montgomery (1771-1854)

James Montgomery (1771-1854) was a Scottish hymnwriter, poet and editor, born in Irvine in Ayrshire. He was the son of a pastor and missionary of the Moravian Church and trained for the ministry at the Moravian School at Fulneck, near Leeds, but failed in his training.

He eventually moved to Sheffield in 1792 as an assistant to Joseph Gales, auctioneer, bookseller and printer of the Sheffield Register.

His writings often reflect concern for humanitarian causes, such as the abolition of slavery and the exploitation of child chimney sweeps. He was even twice imprisoned for his writings.

During his life he composed some 400 hymns, although less than a hundred of them are commonly sung today.

30th August 2022 Forever With The Lord / 66 86 D / Franklin L. Sheppard (1852-1930) / Hymn / James Montgomery (1771-1854) / Johannes Plenio / Terra Beata

Forever With The Lord (Terra Beata, Organ, 3 Verses)

Other settings of Forever With The Lord Forever With The Lord (Terra Beata) : Recording Tune: Terra Beata (also known

30th August 2022 Hymn / All Souls' Day / Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900) / DSM / Forever With The Lord / Funeral / Isaac Baker Woodbury (1819-1858) / James Montgomery (1771-1854) / Nearer Home / Year C All Saints' Day

Forever With The Lord (Nearer Home, Organ, 3 Verses)

Other settings of Forever With The Lord (sometimes called For Ever With The Lord). Forever With The Lord : Recording

25th August 2022 Hymn / All Souls' Day / DSM and Refrain / Forever With The Lord / Funeral / Isaac Baker Woodbury (1819-1858) / James Montgomery (1771-1854) / Montgomery (Woodbury) / Year C All Saints' Day

Forever With The Lord, with Refrain (Montgomery, Organ, 3 Verses)

This recording had a refrain and uses Isaac Baker Woodbury’s original tune to James Montgomery’s words. The tune was later

3rd January 2020 Ash Wednesday / Classic Hymns for Lent and Passiontide / CM / Edward John Hopkins (1818-1901) / General / Good Friday / Hymn / James Montgomery (1771-1854) / Lent / St Hugh / Year A Easter 5 / Year A Palm Sunday - Liturgy of The Palms and Liturgy of The Passion / Year A Proper 11, Ordinary 16 Trinity 6 / Year A Proper 13, Ordinary 18, Trinity 8 / Year A Proper 18, Ordinary 23, Trinity 13 / Year B Lent 4 / Year B Lent 5 - Passion Sunday / Year B Palm Sunday - Liturgy of The Palms and Liturgy of The Passion / Year B Pentecost, Whit Sunday / Year B Proper 10, Ordinary 15, Trinity 6 / Year B Proper 20, Ordinary 25, Trinity 16 / Year B Proper 21, Ordinary 26, Trinity 17 / Year B Proper 28, Ordinary 33, Second Sunday Before Advent / Year B Trinity Sunday / Year C Easter 5 / Year C Feast Of Christ The King / Year C Proper 10, Ordinary 15, Trinity 4 / Year C Proper 12, Ordinary 17, Trinity 6 / Year C Proper 16, Ordinary 21, Trinity 10 / Year C Proper 19, Ordinary 24, Trinity 23 / Year C Proper 20, Ordinary 25, Trinity 14 / Year C Proper 24, Ordinary 29, Trinity 18

Lord Teach Us How To Pray Aright (Saint Hugh, Organ, 6 Verses)

Lord Teach Us How To Pray Aright : Recording Tune: St Hugh, composed by Edward John Hopkins (1818 – 1901).

11th September 2017 Hymn / 76 76 D / Advent / Ash Wednesday / Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Carols / Crüger / Easter Vigil / Epiphany / Holy Week Monday / Holy Week Tuesday / James Montgomery (1771-1854) / Johann Crüger (1598-1662) / Johann Crüger’s Gesagbuch / Lutheran Chorale / Psalm 72 / William Henry Monk (1823-1889) / Year A Advent 2 / Year A Epiphany 1 (Baptism of The Lord) / Year A Epiphany 2 / Year A Feast of Christ The King / Year A Lent 4 / Year A Palm Sunday - Liturgy of The Palms and Liturgy of The Passion / Year A Proper 16, Ordinary 21, Trinity 11, Pentecost 13 / Year A Proper 25, Ordinary 30, Trinity 20 / Year A Proper 27, Ordinary 32, 3rd Sunday Before Advent / Year B Advent 1 / Year B Advent 3 / Year B Advent 4 / Year B Easter 5 / Year B Easter 6 / Year B Epiphany 1 (Baptism of The Lord) / Year B Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday, Next Before Lent / Year B Feast of Christ The King / Year B Lent 1 / Year B Lent 5 - Passion Sunday / Year B Palm Sunday - Liturgy of The Palms and Liturgy of The Passion / Year B Proper 17, Ordinary 22, Trinity 13 / Year B Proper 25, Ordinary 30, Trinity 21, Last After Trinity / Year B Proper 27, Ordinary 32, Third Sunday Before Advent / Year B Proper 6, Ordinary 11, Trinity 2 / Year B Proper 9, Ordinary 14, Trinity 5 / Year B Thanksgiving Day USA / Year B Trinity Sunday / Year C Advent 2 / Year C Advent 3 / Year C Advent 4 / Year C All Saints' Day / Year C Bible Sunday / Year C Christmas 2 / Year C Epiphany 2 / Year C Epiphany 3 - Third Sunday of Epiphany / Year C Feast Of Christ The King / Year C Palm Sunday - Liturgy of The Palms and Liturgy of The Passion / Year C Proper 10, Ordinary 15, Trinity 4 / Year C Proper 15, Ordinary 20, Trinity 9 / Year C Proper 21, Ordinary 26, Trinity 25 / Year C Proper 24, Ordinary 29, Trinity 18 / Year C Proper 25, Ordinary 30, Trinity 19 / Year C Proper 8, Ordinary 13, Trinity 2

Hail To The Lord’s Anointed (Crüger, Organ, 5 Verses)

Hail To The Lord’s Anointed : Recording This recording of Hail To The Lord’s Anointed has been made to accompany

17th March 2017 Carols / 87 87 and Refrain / Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Charles Wood (1866-1926) / Christingle / Christmas Joy - Beloved Carols For Church and Singers / Epiphany / Hymn / Iris / James Montgomery (1771-1854) / stephen / Traditional Flemish / Traditional French / Video / Year A Advent 4 / Year A Epiphany 4 - Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Year A Palm Sunday - Liturgy of The Palms and Liturgy of The Passion / Year B Epiphany 4 / Year C Christmas 1 / Year C Epiphany 4 - Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Angels From The Realms Of Glory (Iris, Organ, 5 Verses)

From the album Christmas Joy – Beloved Carols for Church and Singers, also available on CD. Angels From The Realms