June 28

On June 28, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Frederick William Faber was born in 1814; E. E. Hewitt was born in 1851.

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.

Frederick William Faber, who was born on this day in 1814, is remembered in this library for the hymns “There's a Wideness in God's Mercy”, “Faith of Our Fathers” and “Hark, Hark, My Soul!”.

E. E. Hewitt, who was born on this day in 1851, is remembered in this library for the hymns “More About Jesus”, “Sunshine in the Soul” and “When We All Get to Heaven”.

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