December 19

On December 19, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Aaron Crossley Hobart Seymour was born in 1789; Horatius Bonar was born in 1808; Robert Campbell was born in 1814; Frank E. Graeff was born in 1860.

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.

Aaron Crossley Hobart Seymour, who was born on this day in 1789, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Christ, the Conqueror”.

Horatius Bonar, who was born on this day in 1808, is remembered in this library for the hymns “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say”, “I Lay My Sins on Jesus” and “I Was A Wandering Sheep”.

Robert Campbell, who was born on this day in 1814, is remembered in this library for the hymn “At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing”.

Frank E. Graeff, who was born on this day in 1860, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Does Jesus Care?”.

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