June 24

On June 24, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: James Allen was born in 1734; George James Webb was born in 1803.

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.

James Allen, who was born on this day in 1734, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Sweet the Moments” and “Glory to God on High”.

George James Webb, who was born on this day in 1803, is remembered in this library for the tune WEBB.

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