January 22

On January 22, 5 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Lady Lucy Whitmore was born in 1792; John Berridge died in 1793; Carrie Ellis Breck was born in 1855; John Bacchus Dykes died in 1876; Anna Bartlett Warner died in 1915.

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.

Lady Lucy Whitmore, who was born on this day in 1792, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Father, Again in Jesus' Name We Meet”.

John Berridge, who died on this day in 1793, is remembered in this library for the hymn “A Wedding Hymn”.

Carrie Ellis Breck, who was born on this day in 1855, is remembered in this library for the hymns “When Love Shines In” and “Nailed to the Cross”.

John Bacchus Dykes, who died on this day in 1876, is remembered in this library for the tunes BEATITUDO, DIES IRAE (DYKES) and MELITA.

Anna Bartlett Warner, who died on this day in 1915, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know”, “We Would See Jesus” and “One More Day's Work For Jesus”.

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