July 28

On July 28, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Johann Sebastian Bach died in 1750; Ballington Booth was born in 1857.

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.

Johann Sebastian Bach, who died on this day in 1750, is remembered in this library for the tune POTSDAM.

Ballington Booth, who was born on this day in 1857, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Cross Is Not Greater”.

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