1837 JAMES MONTGOMERY. Unpublished Manuscript Variant of His Hymn, "Closet Prayer." Ephemera Some found its liturgy lifeless

Some found its liturgy lifeless

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I could wish to God it were true also: But if neither of these be the case

From 1836 to 1847 he was active in every major anti-slavery debate in Britain

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1837 JAMES MONTGOMERY. Unpublished Manuscript Variant of His Hymn, "Closet Prayer." Ephemera Some found its liturgy lifelessA wonderful original manuscript hymn entirely in the hand of, and signed by, important early 19th century hymnist and abolitionist, James Montgomery. James Montgomery [1771 1854] was the son of Moravian missionaries to the West Indies. He inherited an early desire for Christ, a passion for missions, and a vivid, independent mind. This occasionally caused trouble, as in his brief imprisonment for describing in an article a riot in Sheffield that