February 3

On February 3, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: George Crabbe died in 1832; W. Howard Doane was born in 1832.

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.

George Crabbe, who died on this day in 1832, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Christian Pilgrim”.

W. Howard Doane, who was born on this day in 1832, is remembered in this library for the tunes MORE LOVE TO THEE, NEAR THE CROSS and PASS ME NOT O GENTLE SAVIOR.

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