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God's Pavilion

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Grant me within Thy courts a place

Author: James Montgomery
Published in 34 hymnals

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1 Grant me within thy courts a place,
Among thy saints a seat,
Forever to behold thy face,
And worship at thy feet,

2 In thy pavilion to abide
When storms of trouble blow,
And in thy tabernacle hide,
Secure from every foe.

3 "Seek ye my face!" Without delay
When thus I hear thee speak,
My heart would leap for joy, and say,
"Thy face, Lord, will I seek."

4 Then leave me not when griefs assail,
And earthly comforts flee;
When father, mother, kindred fail,
My God, remember me!

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #477

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Author: James Montgomery

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 >

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First Line:	Grant me within Thy courts a place
Title:	God's Pavilion
Author:	James Montgomery
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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WOODSTOCK (Dutton)

DUNNING

PETERBOROUGH (Harrison)

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The New and Living Way or Burning Bush Songs No. 5 (1913), p.44

Instances

Instances (1 - 34 of 34)

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #839

A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #412

African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #557

Christian Hymn and Tune Book, for use in Churches, and for Social and Family Devotions #54

Church Psalmist #P27c

Church Psalmist #P27c

Church Psalmist #P27c

Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #660

Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #660

Hymnal #557

Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #118

Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #839

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d353

New Hymn and Tune book #73c

New Hymn and Tune Book #73c

Sacred Hymns and Tunes #250

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d258

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d118

The Advent Christian Hymnal. Rev. #d96

The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #557

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d220

The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #P27c

The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #659

The Heart and Voice #114c

The New and Living Way or Burning Bush Songs No. 5 #46

The New Jubilee Harp #639

The New Jubilee Harp #639

The Presbyterian Hymnal #866

The Presbyterian Hymnal #866

The Reformed Church Hymnal #425

The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #477

The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #251

The Tribute of Praise #251

The Tribute of Praise #251

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