November 20

On November 20, this anniversary falls in the history of the hymns in this library: Henry Francis Lyte died in 1847.

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.

Henry Francis Lyte, who died on this day in 1847, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Abide With Me”, “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” and “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”.

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