November 12

On November 12, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Richard Baxter was born in 1615; Ray Palmer was born in 1808; Jane C. Simpson was born in 1811; Henri F. Hemy was born in 1818.

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.

Richard Baxter, who was born on this day in 1615, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Lord, it belongs not to my care” and “Ye Holy Angels Bright”.

Ray Palmer, who was born on this day in 1808, 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”.

Jane C. Simpson, who was born on this day in 1811, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Pray Without Ceasing” and “Far at sea”.

Henri F. Hemy, who was born on this day in 1818, is remembered in this library for the tune ST. CATHERINE.

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