April 18

On April 18, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Josiah Hopkins was born in 1786; Adoniram J. Gordon was born in 1836.

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.

Josiah Hopkins, who was born on this day in 1786, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Turn Ye”.

Adoniram J. Gordon, who was born on this day in 1836, is remembered in this library for the tune GORDON.

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