James Montgomery (poet) in his hymns. Some of these, such as "Hail to the Lord's Anointed", "Prayer is the Soul's Sincere Desire", "Stand up and Bless the Lord" and the carol "Angels from the Realms of Glory", are still sung. "The Lord Is My Shepherd" is a popular hymn with many denominations, based on Psalm 23. The earliest of his hymns dates from his days in Wath on Dearne and he added to their number over the years. The main boost came when the Rev. James Cotterill arrived at the parish church St Paul's, a chapel of ease to St Peter's, Sheffield's only
Psalm 116 Saint Paul in 2 Corinthians 4: 13. The Syriac church apply it to converts coming into the church. The Psalm has been used as public Prayer by Pope John Paul II, who called it a "Prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord" The Psalm is used in the Rule of St. Benedict, of Benedict of Nursia. However, Psalm 117 is now read in the Liturgy of the Hours. Henry calls it a "thanksgiving psalm", while Spurgeon saw it as A Psalm of Thanksgiving in the Person of Christ. " David Dickson, wrote "This Psalm is a threefold engagement of the Psalmist