November 1

On November 1, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: George Horne was born in 1730; William Whiting was born in 1825; Mrs. T. J. Carney died in 1908.

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.

George Horne, who was born on this day in 1730, is remembered in this library for the hymn “See the leaves around us falling”.

William Whiting, who was born on this day in 1825, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Eternal Father! strong to save”.

Mrs. T. J. Carney, who died on this day in 1908, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Little Things” and “Deal Gently, With the Erring”.

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