February 10

On February 10, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Henry Hart Milman was born in 1791; Richard Storrs Willis was born in 1819.

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.

Henry Hart Milman, who was born on this day in 1791, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Ride on! ride on in majesty!”, “O help us, Lord; each hour of need” and “When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe”.

Richard Storrs Willis, who was born on this day in 1819, is remembered in this library for the tune CAROL.

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