January 12

On January 12, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Johann C. Schwedler died in 1730; Henry Alford died in 1871.

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.

Johann C. Schwedler, who died on this day in 1730, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know”.

Henry Alford, who died on this day in 1871, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come”, “Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand” and “Forward! be Our Watchword”.

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