March 19

On March 19, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Michael Weisse died in 1534; Thomas Ken died in 1711.

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.

Michael Weisse, who died on this day in 1534, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Christ the Lord is risen again!”.

Thomas Ken, who died on this day in 1711, is remembered in this library for the hymns “An Evening Hymn” and “Morning”.

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