March 18

On March 18, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John Cawood was born in 1775; Charlotte Elliott was born in 1789; George W. Bethune was born in 1805.

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.

John Cawood, who was born on this day in 1775, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The Incarnation” and “Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast”.

Charlotte Elliott, who was born on this day in 1789, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Just as I Am, Without One Plea”, “My God, my Father, while I stray” and “Clinging to Thee”.

George W. Bethune, who was born on this day in 1805, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The name of Jesus”, “It Is Not Death to Die” and “Singing and Working for Jesus”.

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