May 23

On May 23, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John R. MacDuff was born in 1818; W. O. Perkins was born in 1831.

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 R. MacDuff, who was born on this day in 1818, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Christ is Coming!” and “Who Is This?”.

W. O. Perkins, who was born on this day in 1831, is remembered in this library for the tune STOCKBRIDGE.

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