February 27

On February 27, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Wilhelm Meinhold was born in 1797; William J. Kirkpatrick was born in 1838; Marianne Nunn died in 1847.

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.

Wilhelm Meinhold, who was born on this day in 1797, is remembered in this library for the hymn “A Lamb Folded”.

William J. Kirkpatrick, who was born on this day in 1838, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Lord, I'm Coming Home” and “Saved To The Uttermost”.

Marianne Nunn, who died on this day in 1847, is remembered in this library for the hymn “O How He Loves”.

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