January 19

On January 19, this anniversary falls in the history of the hymns in this library: Henry Twells died in 1900.

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 Twells, who died on this day in 1900, is remembered in this library for the hymn “At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set”.

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