April 10

On April 10, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Heinrich Theobald Schenk was born in 1656; John Gambold was born in 1711; Caroline M. Noel was born in 1817; John Howard Payne died in 1852.

Each date below is given only where two independent sources — Hymnary.org and Wikidata — agree on the year, and the day itself comes from Wikidata. Dates before the 1750s are given as they were recorded at the time, in the Old Style calendar where that was in use.

Heinrich Theobald Schenk, who was born on this day in 1656, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Who Are These Like Stars Appearing”.

John Gambold, who was born on this day in 1711, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Come Thou with Us”.

Caroline M. Noel, who was born on this day in 1817, is remembered in this library for the hymn “At the Name of Jesus”.

John Howard Payne, who died on this day in 1852, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Home, Sweet Home”.

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