March 13

On March 13, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: James W. Alexander was born in 1804; Henry Twells was born in 1823; William Fairfield Warren was born in 1833.

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 W. Alexander, who was born on this day in 1804, is remembered in this library for the hymn “O sacred head now wounded”.

Henry Twells, who was born on this day in 1823, is remembered in this library for the hymn “At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set”.

William Fairfield Warren, who was born on this day in 1833, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Homeward Bound”.

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