June 30

On June 30, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Adam Krieger died in 1666; E. J. Hopkins was born in 1818.

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.

Adam Krieger, who died on this day in 1666, is remembered in this library for the tune EINS IST NOT.

E. J. Hopkins, who was born on this day in 1818, is remembered in this library for the tunes ELLERS and KELSO.

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