Hark, the Savior's voice from heaven

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Hark, the Savior's voice from heaven

Author: James Montgomery
Tune: [Lord, I hear of showers of blessing] (Bradbury)
Published in 28 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Six Organ Preludes on Gospel Hymns

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:	Hark, the Savior's voice from heaven
Author:	James Montgomery
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Even thee, even thee
Copyright:	Public Domain

John 6:37
(hymns)

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Tune

[Lord, I hear of showers of blessing] (Bradbury)

[Hark! the Savior's voice from heaven] (Kirkpatrick)

[Hark! the Savior's voice from heaven] (Avis)

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