April 27

On April 27, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: A. R. Cousin was born in 1824; DeWitt Clinton Huntington was born in 1830; George Washington Doane died in 1859.

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.

A. R. Cousin, who was born on this day in 1824, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Sands of Time Are Sinking”.

DeWitt Clinton Huntington, who was born on this day in 1830, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Home Over There”.

George Washington Doane, who died on this day in 1859, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The Night Cometh”, “Thou art the Way, to Thee alone” and “Fling Out the Banner! Let It Float”.

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