July 11

On July 11, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Joseph Stennett died in 1713; Susan Warner was born in 1819; A. Ewing died in 1895.

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.

Joseph Stennett, who died on this day in 1713, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Sabbath”.

Susan Warner, who was born on this day in 1819, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Jesus Bids Us Shine”.

A. Ewing, who died on this day in 1895, is remembered in this library for the tune EWING.

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