June 15

On June 15, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John Ellerton died in 1893; Dorothy Frances Gurney died in 1932.

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.

John Ellerton, who died on this day in 1893, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Parting Hymn”, “The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended” and “This Is the Day of Light”.

Dorothy Frances Gurney, who died on this day in 1932, is remembered in this library for the hymn “O perfect Love, all human thought transcending”.

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