April 23

On April 23, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Andrew Young was born in 1807; Edward Hopper died in 1888.

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.

Andrew Young, who was born on this day in 1807, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Happy Land”.

Edward Hopper, who died on this day in 1888, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me”.

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