April 3

On April 3, 5 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: St. Joseph the Hymnographer died in 886; George Herbert was born in 1593; Gerhardt Tersteegen died in 1769; Reginald Heber died in 1826; Ina Duley Ogdon was born in 1872.

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.

St. Joseph the Hymnographer, who died on this day in 886, is remembered in this library for the hymn “O Happy Band of Pilgrims”.

George Herbert, who was born on this day in 1593, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Teach Me, My God and King” and “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing”.

Gerhardt Tersteegen, who died on this day in 1769, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Lo! God is here let us adore”.

Reginald Heber, who died on this day in 1826, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!”, “From Greenland's Icy Mountain” and “Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning”.

Ina Duley Ogdon, who was born on this day in 1872, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Brighten the Corner Where You Are”.

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