April 30

On April 30, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: James Montgomery died in 1854; Sarah Josepha Buell Hale died in 1879; John R. MacDuff died in 1895.

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.

James Montgomery, who died on this day in 1854, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Hail to the Lord's Anointed”, “Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire” and “Angels From the Realms of Glory”.

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, who died on this day in 1879, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Our Father in Heaven”.

John R. MacDuff, who died on this day in 1895, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Christ is Coming!” and “Who Is This?”.

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