(17711854). Brit. poet, hymnist, ed., journalist; b. Irvine, Ayrshire, Scot., son of John Montgomery, an Irish Moravian minister; educ. at Moravian school at Fulneck, near Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng., to prepare for the ministry; parents sent to W Indies as missionaries 1783 and soon d. there; Montgomery then worked in Mirfield (near Wakefield), Wath (near Rotherham), and Sheffield; engaged in religious and philanthropic work. Ed. Sheffield Iris (formerly called Sheffield Register); wrote ca. 400 hymns, including Angels from the Realms of Glory; Go to Dark Gethsemane; Forever with the Lord.
Edited by: Erwin L. Lueker, Luther Poellot, Paul Jackson
©Concordia Publishing House, 2000, All rights Reserved. Reproduced with Permission
Internet Version Produced by
The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
Original Editions ©Copyright 1954, 1975, 2000
Concordia Publishing House
All rights reserved.
Content Reproduced with Permission
Contact Us Online | |||
800-248-1930 (Staff Switchboard) | 888-843-5267 (Church Info Center) | ||
1333 S Kirkwood Rd Saint Louis, MO 63122-7226 | Directions |
The Lutheran Witness
LCMS Communications
Interpreting the contemporary world from a Lutheran Christian perspective.
Visit TLW Online