December 6

On December 6, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John A. Granade died in 1807; A. R. Cousin died in 1906.

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.

John A. Granade, who died on this day in 1807, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Let Thy Kingdom, Blessed Savior”, “Sweet Rivers” and “O Jesus, my Savior, to Thee I submit”.

A. R. Cousin, who died on this day in 1906, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Sands of Time Are Sinking”.

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