Religion

For the Centenary Jubilee of a Christian Church

by James Montgomery 1771–1854

From Sacred Poems and Hymns (1854)

Religion

Now in holy convocation,
Hands, and hearts, and voices raise,
In one hymn of jubilation,
To our great Redeemer's praise;
"Ebenezer!"
He hath led us all our ways.

"Ebenezer!" Those before us,
Sang at every onward stage;
This to-day shall swell the chorus
In our house of pilgrimage:
May our children
Sing the same from age to age!

So in heaven, when all the story
Of His love to us is shown,
Be our earliest song in glory,
"Ebenezer!" round the Throne
While for ever,
We shall know as we are known.

MLA

Montgomery, James. “For the Centenary Jubilee of a Christian Church.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/montgomery_j/201/.

Chicago

Montgomery, James. “For the Centenary Jubilee of a Christian Church.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/montgomery_j/201/.

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