March 25

On March 25, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Godfrey Thring was born in 1823; George Rundle Prynne died in 1903.

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.

Godfrey Thring, who was born on this day in 1823, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Crown Him with Many Crowns”, “Savior, Blessed Savior” and “From the Eastern Mountains”.

George Rundle Prynne, who died on this day in 1903, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Jesus, Meek and Gentle”.

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