March 29

On March 29, 6 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Samuel Rutherford died in 1661; William Enfield was born in 1741; Charles Wesley died in 1788; John Keble died in 1866; Ray Palmer died in 1887; Charles V. Stanford died in 1924.

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.

Samuel Rutherford, who died on this day in 1661, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Sands of Time Are Sinking”.

William Enfield, who was born on this day in 1741, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Behold, Where in a Mortal Form”.

Charles Wesley, who died on this day in 1788, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Jesus, Lover of My Soul”, “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” and “O for a Thousand Tongues”.

John Keble, who died on this day in 1866, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear”, “Purity of Heart” and “New every morning is the love”.

Ray Palmer, who died on this day in 1887, is remembered in this library for the hymns “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”, “Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts” and “Jesus, These Eyes Have Never Seen”.

Charles V. Stanford, who died on this day in 1924, is remembered in this library for the tune ST. PATRICKS BREASTPLATE.

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