1825 JAMES MONTGOMERY. Original Manuscript Hymn, "According to Thy Gracious Word." Martyrs and the State Constitution of

and the State Constitution of Pennsylvania

Stryker read to me an article from a little paper entitled

and then studied law

he and his brother Ralph invited George Whitefield to come to Scotland

Artist: John Kay [1742-1826]

1825 JAMES MONTGOMERY. Original Manuscript Hymn, "According to Thy Gracious Word." Martyrs and the State Constitution ofA wonderful, wonderful piece of hymn history. I have handled a fair number of Montgomery holographs hymns in his own hand over the years. Those are great. This though is the original manuscript for one of his most famous hymns . . . a true piece of historical hymnody. James Montgomery [1771 1854] was the son of Moravian missionaries to the West Indies. A man of broad, evangelical mind, he was an early abolitionist, writing poems to work on concert