January 7

On January 7, 6 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Adam Krieger was born in 1634; W. E. Hickson was born in 1803; Anne Houlditch Shepherd died in 1857; James Edmeston died in 1867; C. Austin Miles was born in 1868; William B. Bradbury died in 1868.

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.

Adam Krieger, who was born on this day in 1634, is remembered in this library for the tune EINS IST NOT.

W. E. Hickson, who was born on this day in 1803, is remembered in this library for the hymn “God Speed the Right”.

Anne Houlditch Shepherd, who died on this day in 1857, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Around the Throne of God in Heaven”.

James Edmeston, who died on this day in 1867, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Evening Prayer”, “Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us” and “Departing Missionaries”.

C. Austin Miles, who was born on this day in 1868, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Dwelling in Beulah Land”.

William B. Bradbury, who died on this day in 1868, is remembered in this library for the tunes BRADBURY, HE LEADETH ME and REST.

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