"Hymns should have unity,graduation and mutual dependence in the thoughts,a conscious progress,a sense of completeness..and be easily understood."
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Introductory Essay-Christian Psalmist,or Hymns Selected & Original (1825).
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James Montgomery (poet)
James Montgomery (November 4, 1771 β April 30, 1854) was a Scottish editor and poet.
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