December 30

On December 30, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: William Croft was born in 1678; Rudyard Kipling was born in 1865.

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.

William Croft, who was born on this day in 1678, is remembered in this library for the tunes HANOVER and ST. ANNE.

Rudyard Kipling, who was born on this day in 1865, is remembered in this library for the hymn “God of Our Fathers”.

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