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DUANE
STREET.
L
M
D
"For
I
hungered
and
ye
gave
me
meat;
I
was
thirsty
and
ye
gave
me
drink;
I
was
a
stranger
and
ye
took
me
in,
naked
and
ye
clothed
me."-Matt.
25: 35-36.
James
Montgomery,
1826,
Key
of
A.
Major.
Rev.
George
Cole,
about
1835.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
1.
A
poor
way
-
far-ing
man
of
grief
hath
of
-
ten
crossd
me
on
my
way;
Who
sued
so
humbly
for
re
-
lief
That
I
could
nev
-
er
answer
nay.
I
spied
him
where
a
fountain
burst
Clear
from
the
rock:
his
strength
was
gone;
The
heedless
water
mocked
his
thirst;
he
heard
it,
saw
it
hurrying
on.
3
In
pris-on
I
saw
him
next
condemned
To
meet
a
traitor's
doom
at
morn,
The
tide
of
lying
tongues
stemmed,
and
honored
him
mid
shame
and
scorn.
4
Then
in
a
moment
to
my
view
The
stranger
started
from
disguise:
The
tokens
in
his
hands
I
knew-my
Saviour
stood
be
-
fore
my
eyes.
Chorus.
I
had
no
pow'r
to
ask
his
name,
Whither
he
went
or
whence
he
came;
yet
there
was
something
in
his
eye
That
won
my
love
I
knew
not
why.
I
ran
and
raised
the
sufferer
up;
Thrice
from
the
stream
he
drained
my
cup,
Dipped
and
returned
it
running
o'er:
I
drank
and
nev
-
er
thirsted
more.
My
friendship's
ut -
most
zeal
to
try,
He
asked
if
I
for
him
would
die:
The
flesh
was
weak,
my
blood
ran
chill,
But
the
free
spi-rit
cried,
"I
will."
He
spake
and
my
poor
name
he
named:
"Of
me
thou
hast
not
been
ashamed;
These
deeds
shall
thy
memorial
be:
Fear
not,
thou
didst
it
un
-
to
me."
The
original
title
to
this
hymn
was
"The
Stranger."
This
hymn
has
been
set
to
many
different
tunes,
but
more
immediately
associated
with
Coles'
"Duane
Street"
than
any
other
music.
This
is
one
of
the
standard
tunes
that
has
stood
the
test
many
years
and
is
still
popular
in
many
sections
of
the
country.
George
Coles
was
born
in
England,
1792,
and
died
in
New
York
City,
1858.
He
was
editor
of
the
"New
York
Christian
Advocate
for
several
years.
He
was
a
musician
of
notabil-
ity
and
a
fine
singer.
In
Montgomery's
poems,
"The
Stranger"
has
seven
stanzas.
James
Montgomery
was
a
minister,
was
born
in
Scotland,
1771,
and
died
in
1854.
He
was
an
editor
and
did
a
great
deal
of
literary
work.
He
published
several
volumes
of
splendid
hymns,
and
was
also
a
musician,
He
was
an
English
Moravian,
and
poet.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911,
and
other
verses
added.