December 22

On December 22, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Ralph Wardlaw was born in 1779; W. F. Lloyd was born in 1791.

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.

Ralph Wardlaw, who was born on this day in 1779, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Christ, of All My Hopes”, “O Lord, Our God, Arise” and “Voice of Praise”.

W. F. Lloyd, who was born on this day in 1791, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Wait, My Soul, Upon the Lord”.

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