July 6

On July 6, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Johann Andreas Rothe died in 1758; Henry Thomas Smart died in 1879; George Duffield died in 1888.

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 Andreas Rothe, who died on this day in 1758, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Redemption Found”.

Henry Thomas Smart, who died on this day in 1879, is remembered in this library for the tunes REGENT SQUARE and REX GLORIAE.

George Duffield, who died on this day in 1888, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”.

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