January 31

On January 31, this anniversary falls in the history of the hymns in this library: Bernard Barton was born in 1784.

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.

Bernard Barton, who was born on this day in 1784, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Walk in the Light” and “Lamp of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace”.

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