November 2

On November 2, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Hattie E. Buell was born in 1834; Richard Mant died in 1848; Phoebe Palmer died in 1874.

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.

Hattie E. Buell, who was born on this day in 1834, is remembered in this library for the hymn “A Child of the King”.

Richard Mant, who died on this day in 1848, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Round the Lord in Glory Seated”, “For all Thy Saints, O Lord” and “Lord, Thy Glory Fills the Heaven”.

Phoebe Palmer, who died on this day in 1874, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Cleansing Wave”.

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