March 14

On March 14, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: William F. Sherwin was born in 1826; A. L. Peace died in 1912.

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.

William F. Sherwin, who was born on this day in 1826, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Sound the Battle Cry”.

A. L. Peace, who died on this day in 1912, is remembered in this library for the tune ST. MARGARET.

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