November 18

On November 18, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John Ogilvie was born in 1732; J. N. Darby was born in 1800; Russell Kelso Carter was born in 1849.

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 Ogilvie, who was born on this day in 1732, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Begin, my soul, the exalted lay”.

J. N. Darby, who was born on this day in 1800, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Lord is our leader”.

Russell Kelso Carter, who was born on this day in 1849, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Standing on the Promises”.

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