March 1

On March 1, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: George Herbert died in 1633; Jeremiah Ingalls was born in 1764; W. McDonald was born in 1820.

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.

George Herbert, who died on this day in 1633, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Teach Me, My God and King” and “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing”.

Jeremiah Ingalls, who was born on this day in 1764, is remembered in this library for the tune FILLMORE.

W. McDonald, who was born on this day in 1820, is remembered in this library for the hymn “I Am Coming to the Cross”.

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