April 24

On April 24, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: E. E. Hewitt died in 1920; Thomas John Williams died in 1944.

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.

E. E. Hewitt, who died on this day in 1920, is remembered in this library for the hymns “More About Jesus”, “Sunshine in the Soul” and “When We All Get to Heaven”.

Thomas John Williams, who died on this day in 1944, is remembered in this library for the tune EBENEZER.

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